It's unclear what the final result would/will be, but it's safe to assume it'll revolve around what the word "kick" means, or to eliminate that word having meaning at all during a coin flip; or they could do away with the term "defer" and assign its definition to the word "kick", which makes a ton of sense semantically and in standard conversation. We’re about ready to go from Gillette Stadium. The Dallas Cowboys, on the other hand, elect to defer only 26% of the time. As officials tried to sort out the pile after the play, Robinson thrust his arms up and contacted an official. Regardless, it seems like everyone is doing it. ", "If you choose to kick off, the other team has the opportunity to receive, which they did," he said. "I think, just from a standpoint of trying an overall philosophy of trying to put the defense out on the field first and make the offense execute … it's kind of been a philosophy, but obviously, it's something that we'll look at and see if we have to change," Marrone said. ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys couldn't even make it to the kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams before controversy struck, this time by way of the coin toss. When the Dallas Cowboys stood across from the Los Angeles Rams as NFL official Walt Anderson flipped the coin to start the game in … They won the coin toss. CHIEFS TAKE FIELD FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, 'LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING'; TEXANS STAY IN LOCKER ROOM. Each coin is carefully struck. "The Dolphins mixed things up on third down and did a good job of staying behind us, staying deep," Conley said. ", Jaguars offensive tackle Cam Robinson was ejected late in the third quarter for making contact with an official. #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/pO8udf5zEP. Instead, like the Rams, the whole thing got buried before it truly got off the ground. With the Patriots’ successful track record, other coaches may think deferring is the way to go.

NFL senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron sent word that Dallas was to receive after halftime and Prescott's request to "defer" would be honored. Selected members of each team (called captains) come to the center of the field, where the referee holds a coin. "Frustration level really high," Conley said.

At least one Chiefs player knelt and raised a fist. To level the playing field, the NFL changed the coin toss rules. The Jaguars' defense has allowed a quick touchdown on all three opening drives this season. Vikings will have the ball first. Fans on social media noticed that the limited number of fans who were in attendance appeared to let their own voices be heard during the moment. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. "Then, since your choice was to kick off, now the opportunity to choose belongs to the other team in the second half. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Listen below and be sure to subscribe right here for daily NFL goodness fired into your eardrums. The coin toss rule change of 2008 has affected the Super Bowl as well. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at

Dak not on injury report, to start vs. Eagles, Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books. When the coin … In that first drive, I let this offense down. The Bengals had four possessions in OT and Philadelphia had three.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys couldn't even make it to the kickoff against the Los Angeles Rams before controversy struck, this time by way of the coin toss. The Bengals had four possessions in OT and Philadelphia had three. That has allowed the Jaguars to receive the second-half kickoff in all three games, an approach many NFL coaches take because it allows for the possibility of controlling the game's momentum with a late first-half score followed by a scoring drive to start the second half. Or, maybe it’s just the thing to do these days. JACKSONVILLE – Doug Marrone may rethink his coin-toss approach.

Seely explained that every coach would love to see their team get the ball at the start of the second half after a two-minute drive at the end of the first half. … #SBLIII #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/iyGCYeTYSx. No excuses about that.

When the New England Patriots win the coin toss, head coach Bill Belichick chooses to defer 95% of the time. Semantics in the context of normal conversation, sure, but not in professional football.

All rights reserved. The NFL could consider simplifying the rules for what players have to say during the coin toss for the 2020 season, according to sources. Needless to say, the Cowboys weren't pleased with Anderson's ruling whatsoever, and especially considering there was clear video and audio evidence of Prescott saying he wanted to "defer to the second half" before being asked by Anderson if he wanted to "kick" -- two completely different things in the NFL rulebook -- before Prescott said "yes." When the Dallas Cowboys stood across from the Los Angeles Rams as NFL official Walt Anderson flipped the coin to start the game in Week 15, everyone assumed it would go off without a hitch -- as is usually the case in football games at any level of the sport.

I don't know, but we were supposed to say 'defer'. Why this simple issue wasn't addressed before 2019 will remain an unsolved mystery, though. Most Chiefs players stood, locking arms on the sideline for the national anthem.

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