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To: Bill who wrote (24768)	2/4/2009 1:40:54 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 91313

Accepting the penalty was likely out of the question. Had the infraction occurred before the interception, an accepted penalty would have given the ball back to the Cardinals, a 15 yard mark off would have been assessed, and then the down would be replayed. There were about 12 or so seconds remaining at that point, so Arizona might have run a play or two before being forced into a field goal attempt. I'm not sure if the Cardinals had any timeouts remaining or not... Had the penalty occurred after the interception (change of possession) then the penalty gives Pittsburgh the option of either taking the results of the play or assessing the penalty way back at around the Steeler 6 yard line. Accepting the play (in which Pittsburgh is presumed to have not scored) means the clock has run out and the half is over. Accepting the penalty gives Pittsburgh the ball at around their own 21 yard line, and they get one more play because the half or the game cannot end on an accepted defensive penalty. (At that point, post interception, Arizona is presumed to have become the defensive team.) Pittsburgh does not have the option of having the penalty added on to the end of the play and then claiming another play under the one more play rule. I could be wrong, but I think I'm right. As far as the player out of bounds stuff goes, that rule usually applies to a receiver going out of bounds and then returning to the field and being the first player to touch the pass from the quarterback. Defensively, a player cannot use his team standing on the sidelines to "screen" himself from the view of players on the field, and then suddenly return to the field to make a play on a ball carrier. In the case of Fitzgerald, if he were out of bounds to avoid being legally blocked by a Steeler, then that's a penalty, but it's an official's call, not something that could be reviewed or whatever. A Steeler defender could not legally block Fitzgerald while both were out of bounds, but the Steeler could prevent or hinder Fitzgerald from returning to the field without incurring a penalty. It's a judgement call for the zebras. EK!!!