Week 4 Game Summary: A very interesting game - the first defensive struggle of the year with the win coming on the final play of the game. Final score was Yellow 2.5 to Red 2. Yellow's advantage was its size. It had all the mass. That mass was able to provide great protection for the Yellow quarterback and put serious pressure on the Red quarterback. The game was still close because Red had a ton of speed. So Red was able to cover Yellow's receivers well.

Choosing the MVP was really hard this week. There were certainly some highlight plays - Jeremy had some nifty moves and I was proud a diving catch I made - but there was no dominant performance by any player. But as I thought about the game I think there were two key plays by one player that changed the outcome. These two plays were flag grabs that saved two Red touchdowns. Had either of those two grabs not been made, Red would have won the game 3 to 2.5 or 4 to 2.5 if both had been missed. The maker of these grabs is our Week 4 MVP and that is Ethan. On one play, Red excuted a terrific reverse and the Red QB made an outstanding block, there was no one to beat when Ethan came flying into the play and made the grab. The other play was similar in that Jason Brecht had a very nice reception and no one in front of him when Ethan came in laterally to make the lunging flag.

RULES UPDATE - during the game, there was discussion about incidental contact that occured when the defender got his legs tangled up with the receiver's. I went to NFL.com to read the rules on the subject to research pass interference and found that the following do not constitute pass-interference:

(a) Incidental contact by a defender’s hands, arms, or body when both players are competing for the ball, or neither player is looking for the ball. If there is any question whether contact is incidental, the ruling shall be no interference.

(b) Inadvertent tangling of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball.

(c) Contact that would normally be considered pass interference, but the pass is clearly uncatchable by the involved players.

(d) Laying a hand on a receiver that does not restrict the receiver in an attempt to make a play on the ball.

(e) Contact by a defender who has gained position on a receiver in an attempt to catch the ball.

So those are some things to keep in mind. I think we came to the right decision regarding inadvertant contact, particularly the legs.

Week 5 Preview: More good weather? Another full-sized game? More trash-talking the 18 year olds on the other field? (I'm looking at you Nick and Leo :)

Link of the Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv4Potdpjhw