Have you heard starting next NFL season the fans can call a time out or a challange?
825128
that is a great idea people ... think about it if you need to go to bathroom during the fourth quarter and  it was nail biting game do you want to wait till end the game and damage your bladdder .....heck no!   call a time out
1134985
yes they can.  It would make for one boring match, and the rowdy fans would start a riot.  But yes theoretically it is possible.
233269
It all depends on league rules, but most likely yes. I know the leagues in my area (Illinois), a red card means you are out for the rest of that game and all of the next (and that holds true for the coaches if they get carded as well).
877173
In my opinion, the NFL Sunday Ticket isn't all its cracked up to be, because of the reason you are explaining above. \n\nMatthew S.
165619
It's not uncommon for one or two major games a year to be played on Sundays, especially at the beginning of the season when the NFL hasn't really started up yet. I remember a Purdue game last year, and I thought there was at least one other one.
1035899
it sucks...people responded poorly to my question as well....I DON'T WANT OFFICIALS TO BE CALLED ON DURING THE GAME...let them make their bad calls..they're gonna do that anyway...but if they make a GAME deciding call and it is controversial...get the press conference and make them  defend it...and justify or apologize for the bad call...
709178
Not until they are eliminated from the playoffs.\n\nRedskins & NFL info.  http://factipedia.com/sportsblogs/
372860
I cant wait till football season!!  i find myself watching the nfl station a lot..my girlfriend gets so upset at me!  cant wait for my fantasy draft.
533691
Suspended for the next season...\n\n\n\nYou idiot.
792973
They have been calling it alot this year.  It further prevents defensive players from making a tackle and just laying on the opposing player running down the clock.  \n\nGood rule, but in this instance it was a bad flag.
979872
Yes as long as it is what they want and not just because Family or coach wants it.\nI dont believe in quiting during a season so make sure before they start they understand the commitment involved
411448
Probably not. The NFL is to tuff of a league for just anybody to win it all. I'm from Minnesota and if you can't win it after going 15-1 in a season. I don't see it coming for a long long time.
1045407
Tampa Bay did last season. This year we won't know until Monday night.
1022200
When they added the last expansion teams and then resorted the divisions, they had enough teams to have a round schedule for 16 weeks.  The bye week allows the NFL to stretch the season to 17 weeks.  There has been some talk of shortening the pre-season, as most of the stars sit for risk of injury, so it's possible further changes are forthcoming.  I hope so...the season flies by!
946165
Yahoo! puts up a mathematically eliminated line once you hit the point of no return.  You're only a game and a half back, with 5 games to go before the playoffs.  You don't need to go all Jim Mora yet.  ("Playoffs?  Playoffs?!?!  We can't win a damned game and you're asking Playoffs?!?!?!")
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It was originally put into place in 2004.\nThe owners adopted a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebrations, the penalty will be in addition to fines previously in place for choreographed and multiplayer celebrations such as Joe Horn's hidden cell phone trick and Terrell Owens' end-zone autograph.\nhttp://www.nfl.com/news/story/7221738\n\n\nIt was modified this year :\nRule expanded to say:  Stay on your feet. No more push-ups, sit-ups, boat-rowing, snow angels or worm crawls.  The rulesmakers also outlawed using the ball as a prop, adding it to the "foreign or extraneous objects that are not part of the uniform."\nhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12070684/\n\n\nIf you are really looking for the history of the rule.  Back in 1984 a rule was introducted that said:\nUnsportsmanlike conduct will also by called for any prolonged, excessive, or premeditated celebration by individual players or a group of players. This is usually referred to as the "Mark Gastineau Rule" because a major reason why this change was made was to stop him from performing his signature "Sack Dance" every time after he sacked an opposing quarterback.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NFL_season
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National football league.  However, if you are a coach in it... it probably means "Not For Long" for you=)