The official coin toss is moved to three minutes before kickoff. The incidental grabbing of the facemask becomes a five-yard penalty, while yanking or pulling it is 15 yards. A play clock was placed at either end of the field visible to both fans and players. The league thought better of the practice after that game. The rule prohibited defenders from "running or diving into, or throwing his body against or on a ball-carrier who falls or slips to the ground untouched and makes no attempt to advance, before or after the ball is dead." While Davidson is not specifically cited in the rule book, hurling his 275-pound body into the star quarterback was a legal hit in 1970. It took until 1976, but the NFL changed the rules about downing a ball carrier. The Raiders stopped them and went on to tie the game and outpace the Chiefs by one victory to earn the AFC West title. A melee ensued and the referees called to repeat the down. Davidson, acutely aware he had not been touched down, speared him in the lower back.
Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson held on to the ball on a sweep and picked up about eight yards and then dropped to the ground.
They had third-and-three or four and needed only to pick up a first down to run out the clock. In the 1960s, Ben Davidson was the physical embodiment of all things Raiders and he played a hand in a rule change that would take effect in 1976, six years after he snatched victory, or at least a tie, out of the jaws of defeat from the Kansas City Chiefs.ĭuring the Nov 1, 1970, contest the Chiefs clung to a 17-14 lead with about two minutes remaining. From the Holy Roller to the New England Snow Job (Tuck Rule), some of these plays have led to the NFL making significant rules changes. There’s also a chance they’re locked on the same guy and the Silver and Black could snatch someone the 49ers really want just before they have a chance to take him, a parting gift they’ll take with them while relocating from Oakland to Las Vegas and leaving the 49ers as the only Bay Area NFL team.During the course of NFL history, the Raiders have been on both sides of great and infamous plays.
There are enough options out there that the Raiders and 49ers could steer clear of each other and come away happy. Jeudy’s no slouch, someone who could step in and perform well right away. The 49ers are more connected to Ruggs than the others, though Gruden would love adding a sprinter’s speed to his offense. The teams could also have different preferences on the three aforementioned receivers.Ĭurrent Raiders GM Mike Mayock reportedly likes Lamb best. There are other receiver-needy teams above No. There are three receivers bunched atop the position group in Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb and Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs. There’s also a strong possibility both teams emerge just fine, as they did in 2018. The Raiders have an opportunity to take a player the 49ers covet most, a script flip over what happened in 2018. Both teams need a receiver, a top-flight cornerback and a defensive tackle, among other things. This wouldn’t be a big deal but, for the second time in three drafts, the Raiders and 49ers have similar needs. 13 overall pick for the All-Pro defensive tackle. But the DeForest Buckner trade set this scenario up, with Indianapolis parting with the No. History wasn’t supposed to repeat itself this draft, not after Raiders fizzled down the stretch to finish 7-9 while the 49ers surged all the way to the Super Bowl. Listen and subscribe to the Raiders Talk Podcast: That same thing could happen in reverse this season, with the Raiders one spot ahead of the 49ers at No. Why? The Raiders and 49ers had similar needs that year and, as it turned out, had their hearts set on the same guy. That shouldn’t have been a huge deal that turned out to be one. The 49ers ultimately won the toss, meaning they would draft No. Had Gruden known he could’ve backed out he certainly would have. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and then-general manager Reggie McKenzie were present alongside 49ers GM John Lynch, though Kyle Shanahan took a hard pass over a ridiculous proceeding.
Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, who played for the Raiders and 49ers, conducted the ceremonial coin flip with Andrew Siciliano on the mic. NFL Network turned what should’ve been a five-second procedure in private into a tongue-in-cheek, made-for-TV event at the NFL Scouting Combine, bringing executives onto the bench press stage for the formal coin flip. The Bay Area teams finished with identical 6-10 records in a disappointing campaign for both, with an equal strength of schedule leaving their first-round draft order to be settled with a coin flip. The Raiders and 49ers stunk equally in 2017.
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