The Elias Sports Bureau made a scoring change in Sunday's game that has made an impact in a few areas.
The change was that Baltimore QB Joe Flacco was charged with a 5-yard rushing loss in the fourth quarter. The play was changed from a rushing loss to a sack for the Jets, since it appeared that when a Ravens lineman accidentally tripped him up, he was en route to a play-action handoff.
The sack goes to Leonard Williams, who now has a team-leading six sacks for the season and is tied for sixth in the NFL.
Of course, taking the 5-yard loss away from the rush defense means instead of 12 carries for 6 yards, the Ravens wound up with 11 carries for 11 yards. The yardage is still the record for fewest rush yards allowed in a game in franchise history, but now only a single yard better than the 12 yards the Dolphins gained at MetLife last year.
The change was that Baltimore QB Joe Flacco was charged with a 5-yard rushing loss in the fourth quarter. The play was changed from a rushing loss to a sack for the Jets, since it appeared that when a Ravens lineman accidentally tripped him up, he was en route to a play-action handoff.
The sack goes to Leonard Williams, who now has a team-leading six sacks for the season and is tied for sixth in the NFL.
Of course, taking the 5-yard loss away from the rush defense means instead of 12 carries for 6 yards, the Ravens wound up with 11 carries for 11 yards. The yardage is still the record for fewest rush yards allowed in a game in franchise history, but now only a single yard better than the 12 yards the Dolphins gained at MetLife last year.