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I think it marked the first time in pro ball since the mid-60s Cleveland Browns that the team helmets had player numbers on the side of the helmet (though I'm sure it happened in an NFL throwback game in the recent past). Interesting to watch, though it's odd that no team will have 7 points at any point in the game. And if the opener attracted 30,000 fans to the Alamodome, then most of them must have been at the concession stand.
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Mark L. Ford wrote:I think it marked the first time in pro ball since the mid-60s Cleveland Browns that the team helmets had player numbers on the side of the helmet (though I'm sure it happened in an NFL throwback game in the recent past).
Johnny U, tho
Also in this game, both teams are wearing clown shoes.
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I was thinking about that oddity, too. There should be fewer odd numbers in game scores from this league.Mark L. Ford wrote: Interesting to watch, though it's odd that no team will have 7 points at any point in the game.
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I would have set it up where touchdowns are worth seven points and then there is the play from the 2-yard line where the team can get one more point if they can convert. I'd go so far as to call it an extra point attempt.Mark L. Ford wrote:Interesting to watch, though it's odd that no team will have 7 points at any point in the game. And if the opener attracted 30,000 fans to the Alamodome, then most of them must have been at the concession stand.
Two-point conversions would not exist unless someone else in the room wanted to get silly and convinced me that there could be two-point conversions but the ball would have to be spotted at the 15 or 20 yard line. That way, you would have a shot at sending the game to overtime if you scored a touchdown in the final seconds while trailing 29-20.
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It's been more than 40 years, but that was the rule in the World Football League (though I don't know from what yard line the conversion attempt took place). It makes more sense; you get 7 points without the boring extra point attempt, and running or passing for the conversion gets 8 points whether it's 7+1 or 6+2. Even with the point after kick being from further out, I think the NFL kickers still hit about 95% of the timeJWL wrote: I would have set it up where touchdowns are worth seven points and then there is the play from the 2-yard line where the team can get one more point if they can convert. I'd go so far as to call it an extra point attempt.
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I watched all 4 games.... I was very surprised to see Arizona use a no huddle offense for most of their game on Sunday night.
To pull that off as well as they did with guys who have only been together for a couple weeks was very impressive to me.
While i am not a fan of the 5 defensive rushers only i can understand it. The offensive lines have not played together very much so a blitzing defense might overwhelm them... On that rule given the amount of NFL experience in Management i am going to assume they had very good reasons for the rule.
To pull that off as well as they did with guys who have only been together for a couple weeks was very impressive to me.
While i am not a fan of the 5 defensive rushers only i can understand it. The offensive lines have not played together very much so a blitzing defense might overwhelm them... On that rule given the amount of NFL experience in Management i am going to assume they had very good reasons for the rule.
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It was called the Action Point and was from the 2 1/2 yard line, which means it was basically a two-point play that was worth a point.Mark L. Ford wrote:It's been more than 40 years, but that was the rule in the World Football League (though I don't know from what yard line the conversion attempt took place). It makes more sense; you get 7 points without the boring extra point attempt, and running or passing for the conversion gets 8 points whether it's 7+1 or 6+2. Even with the point after kick being from further out, I think the NFL kickers still hit about 95% of the timeJWL wrote: I would have set it up where touchdowns are worth seven points and then there is the play from the 2-yard line where the team can get one more point if they can convert. I'd go so far as to call it an extra point attempt.
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Thanks, I found that.Dusty Sloan wrote:Tod and everyone looking for game books, they are here:
https://shop.aaf.com/gamedata/
And just to show that NFL is working with AAF, more than they probably want to publicly acknowledge:
www.aafgsis.com
Just use the usual nflgsis username and password!
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That's funny. And nice find, Tod!TodMaher wrote:And just to show that NFL is working with AAF, more than they probably want to publicly acknowledge:
http://www.aafgsis.com
Just use the usual nflgsis username and password!