Technology used by NBC on “Sunday Night Football” to electronically show viewers where the line of scrimmage is was called into question during this week’s Giants-Eagles game when the Giants challenged a call that quarterback Eli Manning illegally crossed the line before passing, the New York Times reports. The Giants say he did not cross the line and replays using monitors and a “readjusted” line showed that’s the case, the newspaper says.
—Sergio Ibarra
Line Off on Sunday Night Football
Nov 12, 2008 • Post A Comment
It’s important to remember that the artificial line is not official and is not used by officials to determine the line of scrimmage. It’s simply a tool for the viewing audience…and very cool tech.