What was the holy roller rule?

Bill King, the Raiders' radio broadcaster, called it “the most zany, unbelievable, absolutely impossible dream of a play.” The Raiders converted on the extra point and won, 21-20 – and the odd series of events led to a new NFL rule banning any player other than the fumbler from advancing it after the two-minute warning ...
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What is the Holy Roller rule in NCAA?

If a player fumbles after the two-minute warning in a half/overtime, or on fourth down at any time during the game, only the fumbling player can recover and advance the ball.
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What happened to the Holy Roller?

The refurbished tank was returned to Victoria Park and hoisted onto a new concrete pad on May 31, 2022.
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What was the Chargers famous fumble?

One such bizarre play in a game between the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders in 1978 was just that and today is simply referred to as the “Holy Roller.” Ten seconds remained in the Week 2 match up at San Diego on September 10, 1978, when Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler dropped back to pass from the 14-yard-line.
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What was the Sea of Hands game?

The Sea of Hands refers to a significant play during the 1974–75 NFL playoffs. The Miami Dolphins were facing the Oakland Raiders in an American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional playoff game on December 21, 1974 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.
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What is the handkerchief game?

: a game in which one player runs behind the other players as they stand in a circle and drops a handkerchief behind one of them who then must pick up the handkerchief and run around the circle after the first player and try to tag, catch, or kiss the first player before he or she gets to the vacant place in the circle ...
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What is the oldest hand game?

Morra is a 3,000-years-old hand game of prediction and numbers. The two players reveal their hand simultaneously, presenting a number of fingers between 1 and 5, while calling out a number between 2 and 10. Any player who successfully guesses the summation of fingers revealed by both players scores a point.
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Who fumbled the least in the NFL?

Phillip Lindsay has the most career carries with exactly 0 fumbles, with 637 carries.
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Who fumbles the most in the NFL?

Most Career Fumbles

So this is interesting for a number of reasons. Brett Favre holds the record. He's a gunslinger, but Favre is better known for touchdown passes and interceptions than having cases of the dropsies. He is, however, the career leader for fumbles.
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What is a Holy Roller?

Noun. Holy Roller (plural Holy Rollers) (informal, usually derogatory) A member of any Christian church characterized by ecstatic behaviour; especially of the Pentecostal Church.
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Who called the Holy Roller?

NFL announcer Bill King of KGO-AM calls the epic "Holy Roller" play, the nickname given to a controversial game-winning play by the Oakland Raiders against the San Diego Chargers on September 10, 1978.
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Who built the Holy Roller?

Missy Mazzoli's Holy Roller, which received its premiere, was “devotional music for a non-existent religion.” Though her worshipers were imaginary, Mazzoli built them a grand and solid cathedral.
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Can you wear 0 in NCAA?

So why has No. 0 suddenly surfaced as a choice for players? It's due to a recommendation in February by the NCAA Football Rules Committee in response to the “popularity of single-digit numbers.”
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Can you practice 7 days in a row NCAA?

The NCAA requires coaches to give athletes at least one day off per week (which athletes are not required to take—they can still work out if the workout is considered voluntary).
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Is there a mercy rule in NCAA?

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's mercy rule provides, "Any time during the game, the playing time of any remaining period or periods and the intermission between halves may be shortened by mutual agreement of the opposing head coaches and the referee." (NCAA Football Rule 3-2-2-a) NCAA Football Approved ...
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What QB holds the most records?

In the NFL, the starting quarterback is the only position that is credited with records of wins and losses. Tom Brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 251. Brady also holds the record for the most postseason wins with 35.
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Has a punter ever recovered a fumble?

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga recovers a fumble in the red zone after punter J.K. Scott's kick hits the helmet of a Jacksonville Jaguars' player.
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Has a QB forced a fumble?

7 players are tied for the most career forced fumbles by a quarterback, with 1 forced fumble. The first three are Lamar Jackson, Case Keenum and Geno Smith.
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Who ran a fumble the wrong way?

The Wrong Way Run

During his time with the Minnesota Vikings, Marshall's most infamous moment took place. Marshall was playing in a game against the San Francisco 49ers on October 25, 1964. After recovering an offensive fumble, Marshall ran 66 yards the wrong way into his team's own end zone.
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What running back never fumbled?

Phillip Lindsay has the most career carries with exactly 0 fumbles, with 637 carries.
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What is the lowest record in NFL history?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers maintain the lowest regular season win–loss percentage (.404), holding a 299–442–1 record through 2022. Being the most-recently founded franchise in the NFL, the Houston Texans have recorded the fewest games played (338) and wins (142).
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What game is older than chess?

The Royal Game of Ur

The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest playable boardgame in the world, originating around 4,600 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. The game's rules were written on a cuneiform tablet by a Babylonian astronomer in 177 BC.
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What is the oldest game still running?

Furcadia holds the Guinness World Records title for the longest continuously running social MMORPG and in addition to being one of the first games to heavily encourage modding and let users build virtual worlds for themselves, it was also one of the first freemium online games.
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What is the oldest game on earth?

Go, also known as Wei Qi, is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day.
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