Screen Try-out: Kobras beat Basterds in Overtime (21 December 2017)
In an exhibition game designed as a try-out for a potential new play call, frontmodes Kobras beat independent Jetto Basterds 38-35 in overtime.The Kobras came back from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter and won the game on a 39-yd field goal with 12 seconds remaining in the overtime period.
The introduction of a new play call, the "screen" pass, may be proposed at the next QFL owners' meeting. When a "screen" is called, the option die is the only offensive die thrown.
With a "screen", the yards shown by the option die will count regardless if the die shows "R" (run) or "P" (pass), similar to the "draw" run play. Spot of the catch is the line-of-scrimmage. Defensive dice are effective as against any other pass play.
The Kobras threw 11 screen passes for 19 yds, the Basterds had five screen passes for 13 yds.
Furthermore, a potential rule modification to be proposed was tried during the game with any sack yielded by any defensive die leading to a default 4-yd loss on a "draw" run play.