by: Brian Jones 33 minutes ago brianjones_93
An NFL official explained what happened at the end of the Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday. While speaking to ESPN’s Jeff Legwold, NFL official Craig Wrolstad revealed why a leverage penalty was called against the Broncos as the Colts attempted a game-winning field goal.
“For leverage, as a defender, you’re not allowed to place your hand on an opponent or a teammate and push off to propel yourself into the air to block a kick,” Wrolstad said in the pool report, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. “In this case, number 92 came across the line to the right guard, and he put his hands on the right guard and pushed off him to elevate himself in the air in order to try to block the kick.
“You’re not allowed to do that. It is a personal foul and a 15-yard penalty. In this case, since it was the last play of the game, and it was a foul on the defense, we extended the game for one untimed down. We assessed the 15-yard penalty, and they were able to run another play.”