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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (41003)	1/13/2018 11:16:32 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45639

I turned it off at 35 to 7. NE will lose when Brady retires.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (41003)	1/16/2018 8:47:22 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45639

Eagles v Falcons Goal line stand: 4th and 2, Ryan to Jones ... "Unbelievable! Biggest play of the game and Julio Jones falls dowm." - Chris Collingsworth on the NBC game broadcast- << Did anyone else think Julio might have been pushed to the ground on that last Falcon pass play? >> I think all of us that were watching the final minute wondered about that. I held my breath and looked for any sign of a flag being thrown during or after the play but there was none. Neither Al Michaels or Chris Collingsworth announcing the game seemed to expect a penalty call and when I watched the 2 hour 'NBC Sports Philadelphia' postgame show and then NFL Network's 'Game Day Live' commentary showing replays no commentator questioned or even referenced the lack of a penalty call on the play. To their credit Dan Quinn, Matt Ryan, nor or Julio Jones bemoaned the lack of a penalty call on the play either. In the locker room postgame Julio said ... "I don't know, but at the end of the day, I can make those plays. I ended up on the ground when I came out of my route, and that's a tough call (for the officials) to make during that situation in the game. So that was it." Despite the fact that the natural turf field at the Linc is heated from below it should be noted that almost 2" of rain fell on Friday and Saturday morning and by the final period of the game temps had dipped below 30 and the field was slippery from opening kickoff . I personally think Jones slipped and lost traction and balance when Mills jammed him as he entered the end zone. It happened very quickly and both Jones and Mills recovered very quickly. Only 7 seconds elapsed between the ball being snapped. the collision, fall, standing, the attempted catch and the ball sailing through Julio's hands. There are two continuously looping videos of the play that can be viewed full screen here: businessinsider.com The first shows the complete 7 second play start to finish and the second below it isolates the action between Mills and Jones. ... This article below describes the action of those critical 7 seconds pretty well ... >> Eagles' corner Jalen Mills came up big on last play, when Julio Jones came up short Frank Fitzpatrick Philly News January 13, 2018 philly.com A great, sustained burst of noise shook the divot-pocked turf beneath Jalen Mills’ feet as the play began that not only would decide Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff but might forever define the second-year Eagles cornerback’s career. The Eagles led, 15-10, with barely a minute left. The Falcons faced a fourth-and-goal at Philadelphia’s 2. And everyone at Lincoln Financial Field knew that Mills’ man, Julio Jones, the NFL’s best receiver, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound tower of talent, was going to be Matt Ryan’s target. And that’s exactly what Mills wanted to experience. “As a defender, that’s what you want. Being in those situations and making that fourth-down stop,” Mills said after his defense helped the Eagles to their first playoff win in eight years. “It’s fourth-and-goal. On the goal line. To make a play to end the game, that’s what you’re there for.” Before Ryan’s 36th and final pass sailed through Jones’ outstretched hands, the game’s pivotal play included a breath-stopping series of ups and downs, literally and figuratively. When Jones lined up wide and to Ryan’s right, safety Malcolm Jenkins knew he was getting the ball and called that out to Philadelphia’s defenders. Mills, prepared for a collision and a battle, struck first. “I saw 11 [Jones] come over there and I knew that in a game like this, a playoff game, they were going to try to get the ball to him,” Mills said. “He’s the best player on their team. I was locked in, focusing on my technique.” Mills jolted the physically intimidating receiver while absorbing a rib-jarring hit in return. The crash sent both players to the ground, the unexpected knockdowns forcing Ryan to buy time by rolling to his right. Now the pitch of the crowd’s anticipatory roar shifted to a higher, more intense note. Jones and Mills bounced up simultaneously and as they sped in combative tandem toward the end-zone’s corner, Ryan unleashed the ball. On their feet, breathlessly and often unconsciously grabbing at their neighbors’ arms, fans scanned that corner of the field for a flag. They sensed that so much contact might result in an interference call, and, even if the pass was incomplete, another chance for a Falcons victory. Asked if a penalty was a concern of his, Mills said, “No, not at all.” “This is playoff ball,” he said. “This is big-boy ball. He’s a big guy and if you go out there and play timid, he’s going to push you around. If it was coming down to a call like that, I’m not thinking about that. … We were fighting. It got physical at the top of the route. The refs let us play. That’s what you want.” The Eagles cornerback jumped, his outstretched hands trying to obscure Jones’ vision. The Atlanta wideout, three inches taller than his defender, leaped even higher. But, whether he momentarily lost sight of it or not, his hands clasped together only after the ball had passed them. For Mills, matched up most of the night with Jones, who had nine catches for 101 yards, success on the ultimate play was vindication. All week long, he had been telling reporters and teammates that he relished the matchup. “If you’re going to play and be successful in this league, you’ve got to want to challenge yourself,” said fellow cornerback Ronald Darby. “That’s what Jalen was doing by talking this week.” The crucial fourth-down play came immediately after one of Jones’ receptions — a 7-yarder on third down that pushed the ball to the 2 — was reviewed. The delay gave the defense plenty of time to dwell on the next play, whether it was to begin at the 2 or the 9. “It didn’t matter to us,” said Mills, whose rookie year was kick-started by the job he did on Jones in another Eagles home win over the Falcons. “Either way we were going to have to defend the goal. That was our focus.” ... <snip rest> << # # # Jeff: Apologies for a rather long response to a legitimate short question. Cheers, - Eric L. -