Nothing good happens when teams start throwing laterals in their own territory on the final play.
Anyone who had the Cleveland Browns over the Baltimore Ravens at +3.5 on Monday night though they were safe. A great comeback by the Browns led to the Ravens kicking a 55-yard field goal with two seconds left to take a 45-42 lead. Browns backers still had a half-point cushion.
But there were two seconds left.
Anyone with a Browns ticket had to be worried, and for good reason. Everyone knows how the lateral play can go south.