DEEP CUTS Episode 82: Viral Drama Over Explaining NFL Rules

Scott Sigler Slices

Empty Set Entertainment

Fiction, Arts, Science Fiction

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Scott made a social media post about the ruling on the field during the Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos NFL Playoff game, and it went a bit viral. It was a quick, normal-people-language explanation of the controversial interception call from that game. Scott explained what the call on the field was and why it was called. Folks had a LOT to say about it. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment Now that football is over for the year, I’m eyeing a new blog for sports smack talk. First things first, I’m saving ninety-nine percent on my new dot-com domain using the GoDaddy Promo Codes CJCFOSSIG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Man, people can get fired up online.
0:03.1	You're thinking, of course, FDO, people get fired about politics, about religion, about
0:07.9	economics, about fandom.
0:09.6	What's the big deal, you ask?
0:11.4	And I say, what about sports?
0:12.9	And you say, of course, sports.
0:15.4	And I say, what about the specific NFL official rules for completing the process of a catch,
0:22.3	including surviving contact with the ground,
0:25.7	and when a receiver has established those criteria and become a ball carrier,
0:27.9	and therefore can then be down by contact?
0:32.3	When if you have not satisfied those criteria, you cannot be down by contact.
0:33.2	It's in the rules.
0:34.4	And you say, what?
0:39.5	And I say, yeah, people can get fired up about that too.
0:46.4	So much so that listing pure facts about football can go viral on the old Facebook, and people can get super mad.
0:49.6	Something getting blown out of proportion on Facebook?
0:52.5	No way.
0:54.3	We'll talk about that right after this.
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