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) A Player Can Be Credited With a Receiving TD and a Passing TD… on the Same Play.
This is another one that has actually happened, albeit at the high school level. It seems that last year, an all-star named Joe Sobucki from a high school in Pennsylvania lined up in the backfield, took the snap, threw a short screen pass to his tailback, and then ran forward to help block. Only at that point, his tailback noticed he was in trouble and lateraled back to Sobucki… who promptly broke free of the pack and ran for 79 yards to the endzone. The result had the defense scratching their heads, but also the statisticians charged with keeping track of the players numbers. The eventual verdict was this: Since Sobucki had thrown the initial forward pass, and since the result of the pass was that a touchdown was scored 86 yards later, he would be given credit for throwing an 86 yard TD. Since he did not catch a forward pass, but only a lateral, he would not be given credit for a catch. However,somebody had to be given credit for the touchdown run, and the only logical somebody was still Sobucki, who was given 79 receiving yards and a “receiving touchdown,” all on a play where he had zero “receptions.” Video of the play is available in the link above.
lol! getcha bets in now....
Talk about that stupid "Catch" going away. you could tell your grand kids about this one.
This is another one that has actually happened, albeit at the high school level. It seems that last year, an all-star named Joe Sobucki from a high school in Pennsylvania lined up in the backfield, took the snap, threw a short screen pass to his tailback, and then ran forward to help block. Only at that point, his tailback noticed he was in trouble and lateraled back to Sobucki… who promptly broke free of the pack and ran for 79 yards to the endzone. The result had the defense scratching their heads, but also the statisticians charged with keeping track of the players numbers. The eventual verdict was this: Since Sobucki had thrown the initial forward pass, and since the result of the pass was that a touchdown was scored 86 yards later, he would be given credit for throwing an 86 yard TD. Since he did not catch a forward pass, but only a lateral, he would not be given credit for a catch. However,somebody had to be given credit for the touchdown run, and the only logical somebody was still Sobucki, who was given 79 receiving yards and a “receiving touchdown,” all on a play where he had zero “receptions.” Video of the play is available in the link above.
lol! getcha bets in now....
Talk about that stupid "Catch" going away. you could tell your grand kids about this one.