Falcons: I'm glad they broke the record

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(12-28-2011 01:11 AM)juraitwaluzka Wrote:  Interestingly enough, in 1972 when Dave Hampton became the first Falcon ever to rush for 1000 yards, they did a similar thing, stopping play, having a short ceremony. Then when play resumed he lost 6 yards and ended up with 995 for the season.

So, if somehow Brees was sacked a few times to start the game, then injured, putting him back below the record would they take the ball back? Seriously though, I know that sack yardage counts against a team's passing total, but does it also count against the QB's passing stats? Always seemed strange to me to count sack yardage like that, since a pass never actually happened, and may not have even without the sack.

The only way a QB can lose passing yardage is to throw a pass to a receiver who then goes backwards. So, a pass to Sproles for a four yard loss on the first play of the game followed immediately by a sack which ends Brees' regular season would do the trick.

In other words, ain't gonna happen.