Today's Tidbit... Just A Boy Whose Intentions Are Good

Football has enacted a long line of rules to correct issues arising in big games, with the 1978 Holy Roller game between the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers among the better-remembered examples. The Raiders trailed by six with 10 seconds left in the game when Kenny Stabler took the snap at the Chargers' 14-yard line. As Stabler was about to be sacked, the ball left his hands, bouncing forward. Another Raider went for the ball and did not gain possession but also pushed the ball closer to the goal line.

Dave Casper, the Raiders' tight end, then batted and kicked the ball several times until he fell on it after it entered the end zone, giving the Raiders a 21-20 victory.

The NFL does not allow embedding YouTube videos of that play into a wonderful article like this one, but you can watch it here.

The NFL rules of the time prohibited intentional forward fumbles. Still, the officials argued they could not determine the Raiders' players' intentionality, so they ruled the play a touchdown.