[imgv94]

Falling down on purpose at the 1 yard line was a real class move..

Could of just walked into the endzone but stopped on the one yard line to give his team the better chance.. It was smart too.

Brian Westbrook is a great player..

[Illusion]

I was shocked he did that. What an unselfish team player. He is probably the only guy in the entire league who would do that to.

[Dead Money]

I missed the second half, but I did a small parlay of Philly and over 17.

Sounds like " The Anti- Patriot" screwed me???

Sucks to lose like that.... Oh well...

[imgv94]

I was shocked he did that. What an unselfish team player. He is probably the only guy in the entire league who would do that to.

You're right it says a lot about his character.. We've all seen the abundance of bonehead selfish plays it's a breath of fresh air to see someone care more about their team than they're stats..

[jjgold]

Westbrook one of best players in nfl year after year.

[EaglesPhan36]

Perhaps the only smart play my team has made this season.

[LT Profits]

I made a similar post here when Foster scored a touchdown for Carolina in the final minute. I stated that if Foster would have just gone down, the game was over because Seattle had no time outs. By scoring, he left open the possibility of the Seahawks scoring and recovering an onside kick kick. Sure the chances are miniscule, but why leave the opposition with ANY chance at all?

By the same token, had it been a defensive lineman, do you want to be the one to tell a fat 600-pound defenisive lineman not to score?

[harsh506]

I made a similar post here when Foster scored a touchdown for Carolina in the final minute. I stated that if Foster would have just gone down, the game was over because Seattle had no time outs. By scoring, he left open the possibility of the Seahawks scoring and recovering an onside kick kick. Sure the chances are miniscule, but why leave the opposition with ANY chance at all?

By the same token, had it been a defensive lineman, do you want to be the one to tell a fat 600-pound defenisive lineman not to score?

Its better if the fat ppl score rather than pull a leon lett

[OrionSky]

It was a very good game, even McNabb played well. I love the feeling of beating Dallas!

Proud to wear Westbrook's jersey.

[swede96]

I'd be proud to see Westbrook in a Pats jersey.

He really is a great player all around. Good for him. It's nice to see pro sports players actually care about something other than their own stats and $$.

[Wassymac]

Jamal Lewis had the opportunity to do that last week...decided he'd keep the Jets in the game and get himself a TD. Also cost the Jets the cover

[BadNina]

It was a classy and smart move. It really is refreshing to see a player put the whole team above his own stats.

[SBR Lou]

I sure wish Jamal Lewis would have done that so my Jets +3.5 bet could have won when they played the Browns. Cleveland could have simply ran out the clock had Jamal elected to do that.

[swede96]

That's not what we're saying...at all. If he had done that out of sympathy for Dallas, we would all be calling him a pussy.

He did it to give the Eagles another play and run down the clock instead of going right in for the TD and giving Dallas enough time to come back.

[roasthawg]

i guess it was the right play but imo it would've been just as good a move for him to take it to the house...the chances of dallas scoring a td, recovering an onside, the scoring another td are probably about the same as the chances of philly fumbling the snap from the 1 after westbrook's kneeldown and dallas returning it 99yds for the win. either way the game was over at that point...

[SBR Lou]

According to Westbrook, taking a knee at the one was following advice given to him by his outspoken right tackle, as written in this article..

"I got a stern talking-to by Runyan right before that play," Westbrook said after the game. "He said, 'Listen, if you're down to the 1, take a knee."

"I looked back and I saw all 6-7 or 6-8 of him running toward me saying, 'Get down," Westbrook said.

"So, I got down."

[Scorpion]

overrated
cant get the tough yards
too soft
i dont want this clown on my team

[OrionSky]

Thank you Louisvillekid1!!!!

You tell this "clown"

[McBa1n]

It is shocking to see such a thing - but it's one of the top 'big plays' of this season, no problem.
When he did it - I jumped up and went BRILLIANT!
And Jamal Lewis NOT doing it vs the Jets saved my bet haha - so he was equally brilliant;p

[luciano]

It was a class move but it costed me my Fantasy Football Playoff game. I thought I was going to the ship. Oh well Im still in, in a couple other leagues.

[Dark Horse]

Apparently because he put the team above personal glory...

I too have a hard time getting my head around this heroic act. Dallas didn't score a TD all day, and suddenly they would make up a 11 pt deficit in the last two minutes? What are we celebrating?

[pokernut9999]

most overrated play in my opinion.

[LT Profits]

Of course the chances of Dallas scoring, recovering an onside and scoring again were probably .000000000001%, but the point is why give them ANY chance? By doing what he did, Westbrook ended the game.

[tblues2005]

I think Westbrook was just using his head knowing how dangerous the Cowboys offense is that they didn't want them marching down the field to score again quickly. Dallas did that against the Bills in Buffalo and the Eagles wanted to make sure that didn't happen against them and I think that is pretty smart to do what he done.

[LT Profits]

Methinks the Bills might disagree with the .000000000001% assessment there.

I was exaggerating for effect. Leaving a 0% chance by doing what he did is still better than leaving a miniscule chance if he scored.

[EaglesPhan36]

Shit with the way Philly's season had gone, that .00000001% had a 50-50 shot at happening.

[Dark Horse]

Of course the chances of Dallas scoring, recovering an onside and scoring again were probably .000000000001%, but the point is why give them ANY chance? By doing what he did, Westbrook ended the game.

True.

And by doing what he did, he also opened up a whole new can of worms. If others are going to follow this example, it's just a matter of time before sports bettors are lining up like this: with a few thrown in.

[SBR Lou]

Most players are not wired like that, especially halfbacks with a chance to score. Look at Darren Sharper last night intercepting a pass at the 2, trying to run all the way back when if he would've just gotten down right away Minnesota could end the game.

Indy is so used to closing games that their players know to just get the first down so the game can be finished. You really have to get lucky for them to cover late in game if they don't really have to.

[imgv94]

True.

And by doing what he did, he also opened up a whole new can of worms. If others are going to follow this example, it's just a matter of time before sports bettors are lining up like this: with a few thrown in.