[calvin sun]

I guess they can play next remaining 3 seconds in the game next year.

Can someone explain the rule that governs stoppage of play after a score? I saw the final field goal. As the ball crossed the uprights, three seconds still remained. However, the clock continued to run down. I would have thought that the clock should have stopped the instant the ball crossed the uprights? Am I wrong? My question is simply out of curiosity, not frustration with the result. Thanks.

[rdb3]

Don't quote me on this, but, I think it has to do with the ball being in the air. For example, let's say on a kickoff the ball travels in the air and/or until it leaves the field of play. The clock will run until the ball is officially "dead." When the ball crossed the crossbar of the goalpost, it still was "falling" even though the net caught it.

I don't know the official rule, but this is my guess.

[diamond6]

I wondered why the clock continued running myself, and I was not too happy about it. True, it would have been an unbelievable longshot, but the Rams should have been given an opportunity to run back the kickoff with at least two seconds remaining.