On this episode of the 1st & 25 podcast, we looked at a failed trick play that negated a Lions touchdown. This recalls a similar situation in 2023 when a substitution sleight of hand went wrong.
We also talked about one of our own, senior editor Mark Schultz, who was the referee at a high school game Friday, and the result went viral. After too many players were ejected from one team, he was forced to end the game before halftime. Tuesday morning, after the podcast was recorded, the Illinois High School Association awarded a 1-0 victory to Peoria-Richwoods by forfeit.
And finally, with a Patriots 61-yard touchdown nullified by an erroneous penalty, we discussed how officials deal with mistakes that have such gravity, maintain focus in the game, and use the experience to prevent it from happening again.
Ben Austro, Cam Filipe, Chris Seubert, and Pat Weber have this week’s discussion.
We discussed other times illegal motion was called on a T-formation quarterback. The last time it was called was in 2020 when Washington quarterback Kyle Allen was flagged in a Week 6 game against the Giants. Before that in 2019, Steelers quarterback Delvin Hodges, in one of the 8 NFL games he played, was also penalized for illegal motion in a Week 15 game against the Bills. The next instance before that was the Baker Mayfield play that Cam mentioned.
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