Just curious if the following would have worked at the end of the game.
Atlanta's ball at the 28, 0:25 left. At the snap the Hawks rush 3 and the rest grab a receiver, not letting anyone get down field. The play takes 6 seconds, the refs call defensive holding, and the falcons get 5 yards and a first down. Repeat 2 more times, getting called for defensive holding each time, and now the ball is around the 50 with less than 10 seconds left and Atlanta only has enough time for a hail mary into the endzone.
I figure it can't be this simple or all the teams would do this at the end of games. What am I missing?
Atlanta's ball at the 28, 0:25 left. At the snap the Hawks rush 3 and the rest grab a receiver, not letting anyone get down field. The play takes 6 seconds, the refs call defensive holding, and the falcons get 5 yards and a first down. Repeat 2 more times, getting called for defensive holding each time, and now the ball is around the 50 with less than 10 seconds left and Atlanta only has enough time for a hail mary into the endzone.
I figure it can't be this simple or all the teams would do this at the end of games. What am I missing?