Jan 11th 2009 8:25AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
During the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Ravens-Titans game, Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco dropped back to pass in his own end zone and nearly stepped on the end line:

It was very, very close to a safety, and stunningly, the CBS producers didn’t bother to show a replay, while the CBS announcers didn’t say a word about it. Only much later, after the game, were viewers able to see another replay angle (the second one shown above) that appears to show green grass between Flacco’s foot and the end line.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher grumbled after the game that because CBS didn’t show a replay, he had no way of knowing if he should have challenged Referee Terry McAulay said, “In my opinion, he did not step on the line. There was green or whatever the color was between the end line and his foot.”

Flacco himself had the best reaction. He said, “I almost pulled a Dan Orlovsky.” How great that the Lions’ 0-16 season provided a new phrase in the football lexicon, “pulling a Dan Orlovsky.”

The Orlovsky video, which is still hilarious even if you’ve seen it 100 times, is below.Continue Reading