WATCH: DC Defenders use 4th and 12 onside kick rule to win over Arlington
Matthew McCrane nailed a 49 yard FG and the DC Defenders sneak out of Arlington with the Win! Another game where a team had to utilize the UFL onside kick replacement rule, the 4th & 12 conversion.
With less than a minute remaining in today’s United Football League game, the Arlington Renegades led the DC Defenders 28-18. But the Defenders managed to win, thanks to a rule that exists in the UFL but has been rejected by the NFL.
That rule is the onside kick alternative, which allows teams to follow a scoring play not with a kickoff, but by taking the ball at their own 28-yard line, facing fourth-and-12.
It was pretty awesome to see! The UFL is exciting and if you tune into the show you will definitely get to see some exciting stuff.
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