What was that punt play challenge about?

[DolFan31]

When Bellichick challenged that no-call on that punt play, alleging that the Giants had too many men on the field, seemed a little fishy to me. I know it doesn't matter now, the Giants prevailed, but that challenge still intrigues me.
So I'm wondering, are teams allowed to challenge no calls now? I thought there was a strict parameter to work with regarding challenges, and of the things you cannot challenge is penalties and non-penalties. Therefore, I dont really think the officials were suppost to review that play. I think that challenge could potentially lead to a pandora's box of future challengeable plays, like non-calls on pass interference, holding, roughing the passer. I dont think you can challenge those, and I dont think that too many men on the field is eligible to be challenged either. Thoughts?

 

[satz]

Actually BB won the challenge. Gaints had 12 men on the field and just before the snap realized and was running to the sidelines.

 

[TurkishFin99]

I didn't think you could either. I was screaming at the TV when the ref was walking towards the review box. It was basically another little thing that just so happened to go the Patriots way. A referee that has been in the league for 18 years all of a sudden forgets the fact that you can't challenge a no call. I remember specifically when Saban tried to challenge something similar and couldn't. Maybe the rules changed this year and you can now. I was still pissed...

 

[finsmx]

I didn't think you could either. I was screaming at the TV when the ref was walking towards the review box. It was basically another little thing that just so happened to go the Patriots way. A referee that has been in the league for 18 years all of a sudden forgets the fact that you can't challenge a no call. I remember specifically when Saban tried to challenge something similar and couldn't. Maybe the rules changed this year and you can now. I was still pissed...

I saw the same thing happen during the season but not with the Pats, it's not the first time someone challenges 12 men on the field and wins. I don't know why the hell it's even allowed though.

 

[DasBrett]

Should they just start handing out the 'zebra stripes' to every coach then?

 

[brandon27]

I didn't think you could either. I was screaming at the TV when the ref was walking towards the review box. It was basically another little thing that just so happened to go the Patriots way. A referee that has been in the league for 18 years all of a sudden forgets the fact that you can't challenge a no call. I remember specifically when Saban tried to challenge something similar and couldn't. Maybe the rules changed this year and you can now. I was still pissed...

too many men on the field i believe is the only penalty call/no call that you can challenge in the nfl.

i saw this happen a couple times this season where coaches challenged the no call of too many men on the field and they were awarded the same 5 yards that was the outcome of the reversal of the no call last night..

its not just something that happend to go the pats way. there was nothing fishy about this particular play

 

[Jt0323]

Good thing they did, because it caused Belicheck to make a costly mistake in not taking the field goal! something hes going to have to live with

 

[Vertical Limit]

I wouldn't have kicked the field goal either. Gostkowski has minimal experience, and he looked shaky since that horrendous kickoff. Nothing was going right for this team.

To be honest with you, they were playing at the pace the Giants wanted them. They were looking for the big play all game, being a little too aggressive when they didn't need to.

I would have been a bit more conservative and tried the running attack more. I mean, Maroney was hot prior to this game. Bad gameplan overall.

 

[Roman529]

I didn't think you could challenge a NON-CALL either. Go back to the Raven's/Patriot's game....could Billick have thrown a red flag over the questionable calls that were not called at the end of the game? I can think of two non-calls that cost the Ravens that game.

I recall Brady snapping the ball after it hit ZERO and there was no penalty...this could have been challenged.

 

[PhinsPhan122]

The same challenge happened in the Redskins-Vikings game this year. The Redskins ran a play and fumbled but they challenged that a Minnesota defender didn't get off the field in time. They won the challenge and the penalty was issued.

 

[PYRO]

They lost thats all I care about. So what if I yelled and kicked at my television set for the challenge, They still lost.

 

[Dolphin1184]

Joe Gibbs did this in the past.

 

[zackmandude63]

I'm wondering why Blackburn was the guy to run off. Why not just send one of the guys closer to the sideline off instead of sprinting from the middle of the field?

 

[Firesole]

I was also always under the assumption that you could not challenge a play on the notion of there being a penalty that wasn't called. I too was screaming at the TV, and then felt rather silly afterwards. God I really, really dislike BB.

 

[Straztheman]

Good thing they did, because it caused Belicheck to make a costly mistake in not taking the field goal! something hes going to have to live with

Haha yeah I was very surprised when they didn't kick the field goal and by the way I love your sig dude its tight