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Al Michaels pointed this out last night, but it was after your bedtime, so you may have missed it. So, here's what went down.
With 13 seconds left in regulation and the Ravens tied with the Steelers at 17-all, Joe Flacco fumbled the ball forward from the Pittsburgh 42 to the 38, where it was recovered by Baltimore. Having burned all their timeouts, the Ravens ran the kicking team out onto the field and attempted a 56-yarder.
Luckily for Ed Hochuli, the kick came up short. Because here is the rule on fumbling inside of two-minutes:
If any player fumbles after the two-minute warning in a half, only the fumbling player is permitted to recover and/or advance the ball. If recovered by any other offensive player, the ball is dead at the spot of the fumble unless it is recovered behind the spot of the fumble.
In other words, the Ravens should have attempted that potential game-winning kick from where Flacco fumbled on the 42 ...
Not from where they recovered on the 38 ...
As Michaels said, had Billy Cundiff been able to put about three more yards on the kick, there would've been "hell to pay" this morning.
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