username checks outsafety guy said:BoxingAg84 said:Well, once the ball crossed the plane, the play is dead, so it didn't matter which way he tossed it.safety guy said:
What I always found funny about the video of the Marshall running the wrong way was that Billy Kilmer was the guy that caught the pass and fumbled. I grew up when Kilmer was a gimpy quarterback with the redskins so I find it funny that he had played as a receiver. Also, today this play would be reviewed for 10 minutes to determine what the final outcome should be. Marshall threw the ball backwards when he got to the end zone. The ball may have gone out of bounds. But him throwing the ball backwards was actually throwing the ball forwards. Don't know what the rules were like at that time but it should have been ruled an illegal lateral and a safety. It apparently was ruled a safety at the time but today there would be a long ref huddle to discuss because this was a most unusual play.
The play should not be ruled dead once he crossed the goal line. That was not his teams scoring end zone. It would be like a running back starting from his own 5 yd line retreating into the end zone to avoid a tackle or a qb dropping back to pass and retreating into the end zone.