The NFL rulebook states: “If a ball is fumbled in the field of play, and goes forward into the opponent’s end zone and over the end line or sideline, a touchback is awarded to the defensive team.”
It was not the kind of Aaron Rodgers headline anyone could have expected back in the heady days of training camp when expectations for the Jets were soaring.
Two years ago, these two met in Arizona, and the Chiefs pulled off a 38-35 victory when Harrison Butker kicked the winning field goal with 8 seconds left in the game.
The Eagles have one of the best fourth-down weapons the NFL has ever seen in the Tush Push. The Chiefs? They have a fourth-down weapon of their own, and he wears No. 15.
All of it adds up to a story the public can’t seem to get enough of, and the NFL just wants to go away. Are the Eagles playing the Chiefs AND the officials Sunday?
“Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey are the final decision makers,” he said. “I'm just there as their sounding board to help them and support them in any way.”