There was a play the Chiefs DC Spagnuolo called for timeout, the refs granted it but only the HC can call timeout from the sidelines.
Helped KC escape a potential blown D, even the ref apologized to Bmore.
Late in the first half it looked like Kansas City DC Steve Spagnuolo called a timeout. Can he?
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Section 5, Article 1, titled “Charged Team Timeouts,” outlines who can call a timeout, and reads as follows:
The Referee shall suspend play while the ball is dead and declare a charged team timeout upon the request for a timeout by the head coach or any player (not a substitute) to any official. If an assistant coach signals for a timeout and it is inadvertently granted, the timeout will stand.
Under Rule 5, Article 1, only head coaches and players in the game can call a timeout. Assistant coaches — like Spagnuolo — cannot. However, if an assistant coach calls for a timeout and an official, hearing that call, grants the timeout “inadvertently,” then the timeout will stand.
The timeout might have worked for Kansas City, as the Ravens’ next play was an incompletion, and Baltimore was forced to settle for a field goal before halftime as the Chiefs took a 13-10 lead to the locker room. Kansas City won by a final score of 27-20.
Now, it is important to note that according to some reporters at the game, Reid was also signaling for a timeout, and that was granted. Spagnuolo only raced down to get the attention of a separate referee when he believed that the timeout Reid had requested had not been granted. Sam McDowell, who covers the Chiefs for the
Kansas City Star, offered this view on Thursday night:
This video doesn't provide the full context. Andy Reid called timeout first. The judge at the back pylon noticed Reid, and gave it to him.
Spags didn't spot that, and because the near ref had not seen Reid's TO, Spags raced in, as seen here. But timeout had already been granted
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September 6, 2024
Blame NBC and the commentary team for misleading people.