Browns Field Goal done by kicker Phil Dawson has created a new chapter in the history of football. In a match against Baltimore Ravens, the team Cleveland Browns were about to lose by one goal till the regular time was about to expire. It was this moment when kicker Phil Dawson made an attempt for a field goal that brought out several controversy.
The controversial Browns Field Goal was actually a fifty one yard long field goal in which the kicker hit the ball in order to make the ball hit the left upright, bank down and then hit a few inches on the top of the curved support bar on the back of the goal post only to bounce back of the goal post. The ball ultimately bounced back to the field. An official signaled the field goal attempt as not a good attempt and the game was over with Baltimore winning apparently.
The controversial episode regarding the game started just after this after Cleveland coach congratulated Baltimore coach Brian Billick. The players even completed their post game prayer in order to retire to the locker room. Suddenly then, the referee of the match Pete Morelli announced on public address system that he would like to ponder over the last done Browns Field Goal twice. But the replay assistant refused to show him the kick as the field goals are not review able under the rules.
But, Morelli proceeded on with this Browns Field Goal and ultimately declared the goal attempt to be good. This resulted in a tie match and both the teams had to play overtime. This decision of Morelli also brought a victory to the team Cleveland Brown as the team won the match by a thirty three yard goal done by Dawson during overtime. While taking the decision to provide the team Cleveland Browns with overtime the referee actually depended upon the view of Keith Furguson, one of the back judges.
The opinion provided by the back judge Furguson debated strongly for the Browns Field Goal crossed through the goal post. Now it has made the match referee change his mind as well as to approve though goal though the topic gave rise to a new controversy of the possibility of an official positioned in front of the goal post to see the ball hit the curved support bar without the help of instant replay.
Whatever be the case, the replay ultimately showed the Browns Field Goal hitting the curved support bar behind the post. The credit of this acclaim should go to some fans standing behind the goal post who were shouting at their full lungs stating the ball hitting the goal post. But there is no doubt of a new controversy arising the history of football.
Sports
