re: The blown offsides call kept this game close

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Also the sideline interference was bullshite!! Kirby was in the coaches box and the ref went extra wide and collided while Kirby was where he was supposed to be!!! When I saw that I knew the fix was on.

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Game Administration and Sideline Interference
ARTICLE 5. While the ball is alive and during the continuing action after the ball has been declared dead:
a. Coaches, substitutes and authorized attendants in the team area may not be between the sideline and coaching line or on the field of play.
PENALTY—Administer as a dead-ball foul.
First infraction: Warning for sideline interference. No yardage penalty.
Second and third infractions: Delay of game for sideline interference