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Last year's new playoff OT rule is now official for the entire season. Another one is that the victim of a crackback is now considered defenseless, thereby making the foul one of the fifteen-yard variety. A proposal to outlaw horsecollar tackles on the QB was benched as they couldn't see the injury factor compared to an open-field horsecollar tackle, in which the runner's momentum is used against him.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... ebook_news

The whole notion of a player, on the field of play, being defenseless is beyond me.