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Stacks42:

That was not a "bad ref call". In fact, it was a "perfect ref call". That is what the NFL Rulebook says about the act of fielding a punt and what needs to be done with respect to the player trying to do that.

Whenever you hear the ref on the microphone say the phrase "By rule..." that means they have a call and that is what the rule book says has to happen even though they realize that all the folks in the stadium and most of the folks at home think something else should happen.

The refs got it right. The problem is that you think the NFL Rulebook needs to be changed when it comes to fielding a punt.

Here's how you can contact the NFL Rules Committee to set them straight:


NFL Rules Committee
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10019.


Of course, you'll need to study the existing book pretty carefully to make sure that whatever new rule you propose does not conflict with some other rule in the book - - unless you want to suggest changes to all of them too.