NFL Casually Reveals Chips Inside Footballs Despite Using Sticks and Chains to Measure First Downs

Tyler Huntley was not particularly close to scoring a touchdown against the Bengals during the NFL’s Super Wild Card weekend. What do we know?

The National Football League revealed casually that they have a precise method of measuring the position of the ball. There are several ways to measure the spot of the ball. It is A chip in the football

For measuring first downs since the beginning, sticks have been measured with chains and chains. Officials are allowed to use their best judgment when spotting the ball.

It can add a lot of human error to the game and sometimes cause frustration when things do not match up. It is especially important when a measurement affects the outcome of a game.

And yet — for who knows how long — there has been a technical way to measure meticulously.

There It is A chip in the soccer ball

The Ravens lined up on 3rd-and-goal during the early fourth quarter of Sunday’s AFC Wild Card weekend. Tyler ‘Snoop’ Huntley attempted to sneak up on the goal line by running a quarterback trick like Trevor Lawrence did Saturday

The ball was not in the end zone.

Sam Hubbard, Cincinnati defensive end, recovered the fumble from his opponent and took it back for six.

It was one the most wild plays in NFL postseason history.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats’ official account, Huntley was just 0.6 yards (about 2 feet) from the goal line. There was no closer.

How can we be sure? The chip that no one knew existed.

Tyler Huntley came so close to crossing the plane carrying the football.

According to the chip on the football, the ball was only 0.6 yards away from the goal line.#BALvsCIN | #RavensFlock | #RuleTheJungle

— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) January 16, 2023

For years, as the chain gang runs out onto the field to measure first downs — sometimes using an index cards as recently as 2017 — the big questions revolved around technology. It’s 2022.

Is it possible to place a chip on a football to pinpoint exactly where it is?

There’s a chip in the football?! #NFL pic.twitter.com/cQWdASoCcU

— Shahji Adam (@ShahjiAdam) January 16, 2023

@NextGenStats social media guy, after reading the replies to the chip pic.twitter.com/L7BFuqYZcC

— Josh Booth (@JoshBooth43) January 16, 2023

Why are they still using chains to measure first downs when there is a chip in football? Shouldn’t the NFL eventually move to digital measurement sometime soon?

— BC (@bjcohen76) January 16, 2023

We still need 60-year-old men to correctly spot the ball.

— Derek Kudjer (@koojababy) January 16, 2023

Chips in the ball ?!?!?? pic.twitter.com/Frk4NyJUZE

— Evan Ludwig (@SmokeLudwig) January 16, 2023

Apparently that’s already a thing. But the chip isn’t exactly accurate.

The chip is limited to measuring within six inches. This is why they aren’t useful. Is a six-inch difference not equal or better than someone using their eyes?

The chips look like they will be improving soon. It is possible that the NFL will soon join other sports like soccer and tennis in using technology for exact measurements.

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