Instead of a ball, the game featured the use of a puck, the purpose of which was to prevent the puck from exiting the rink, which did not have boards, and hitting spectators.

Instead of falling on the loose ball, the Dolphins kicker picked it up, attempted a forward pass, but batted it in the air, and Redskins ' cornerback Mike Bass caught it and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown.

Instead of trying to immediately tie the game on a long passing play, the Steelers ran the ball on the first four plays of their ensuing possession, and then quarterback Terry Bradshaw completed a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Lynn Swann to reach the Cowboys 16-yard line.

Instead of a pre-game coin toss, XFL officials put the ball on the ground and let a player from each team scramble for it to determine who received the kickoff option, which led to the first XFL injury.

Instead, they were tubes of paper that contained a pre-measured amount of powder and a lead ball.

Instead of simply dunking the ball with one or two hands, the player allows their forearm ( s ) to pass through the basket, hooking their elbow pit on the rim before hanging for a short period of time.

Instead of hitting the ball towards the boundary or into open space, the batsman nicks the ball, thus sending it past the wickets.

Instead a " chase " is called where the ball made its second bounce and the server gets the chance, later in the game, to " play off " the chase from the receiving end ; but to win the point being played off, his shot's second bounce must be further from the net ( closer to the back wall ) than the shot he originally failed to reach.

Instead of requiring that a team advance the ball ten yards, sometimes two pass completions result in a first down.

Instead, the CityHawks used Maynor as a wide receiver / linebacker, and one week he even won the award for the league's best " ironman " ( player who plays both on offense and defense, as 6 of 8 players use to play both sides of the ball in Arena Football ).

Instead, Brady drove the Patriots ' offense down the field to the Rams 31 before spiking the ball with seven seconds left.

Instead, in a wild broken play, the Bulldogs ' center and placeholder mishandled the snap, but Etter picked up the bobbled ball and ran it for a touchdown to win the game 14 – 7.

Instead of being made from a ball of dough, the dough is rolled flat, cut into a shape, filled with other ingredients, and then the dough is closed around the filling.

Instead, the player will put his hand in a cup shape so that the ball just glides off of his hand.

Instead of counteracting gravity, the curveball adds additional downward force, thereby gives the ball an exaggerated drop in flight.

Instead of passing after bringing up the ball they quickly drive to the basket or step back for an outside shot.

Instead, a group of individual wires comes out of the handle, each tipped with a metal ball.

Instead, Donald was watching the ball, and missed the call to run.

Instead of Barry, Taylor took the conversion attempt and kicked the ball perfectly between the posts.

Instead of chasing down the ball that was in play, Knoblauch argued with the umpire as Enrique Wilson scored from first base, giving Cleveland a 2-1 lead in the 12th inning.

::" Instead of keeping the ball in the air it should be kicked to the ground as soon as the case will permit, since the moment it touches, the whole team is on-side.

According to Gandil, " Instead, I played semipro ball twice a week for the Elks Club in Bakersfield, Calif.

Instead, a scrum takes place 20 metres infield from the spot where the ball went out and where a line-out would take place in rugby union.

Instead of chasing down the ball, Knoblauch ignored it to argue with umpire Ted Hendry, claiming interference by Fryman.

Instead, the game spawns even more enemies if the player kills a woman.

Instead of choosing a character class, a player must roll a twenty-sided die two times and consult an accompanying character origin table.

Instead of using light sensors, a positional gun is essentially an analog joystick mounted in a fixed location that records the position of the gun to determine where the player is aiming on the screen.

Instead of removing arbitrarily many objects, a player can only remove 1 or 2 or ... or k at a time.

Instead, Carpenter turned his attention to the minor league affiliates, continuing an effort begun by Cox a year earlier ; prior to Cox ' ownership, the Phillies had paid almost no attention to player development.

Instead, the position of the small board where that player won is marked on a 3x3 grid, and a player wins when they form 3-in-a-row on that grid.

Instead, we must ask what each player would do, taking into account the decision-making of the others.

Instead, a player will normally try to castle and seek safety on the edge of the board behind friendly pawns.

Instead, Fischer was an incredible player in 1972, having won an unprecedented 20 games in a row, and Spassky probably showed he was number 2, and the match saw many enjoyable games.

Instead of drafting a certain player, a WFL team would draft an entire NFL or CFL team.

Instead of taking turns, a dealer deals letters in and any player may call out a word.

Instead of hitting them from below, like in Mario Bros., the player must hit enemies using Koopa shells.

Instead, the player travels from a central hub-like area in the city between various levels which will stay the same as when the player left them.

Instead, the player character must throw objects at enemies, such as vegetables plucked from the ground.

Instead, the overarching story of all five seasons of the series pitted Angel as the central player in a battle between the " good " Powers That Be and the " evil " law firm Wolfram & Hart and his possible role in a prophesied apocalypse.

Instead of one draw pile, there is 2-10 draw piles ; one for each player.

Instead, Finley, ever the showman who would do anything to sell tickets, then offered prize-money to the player who could best grow and maintain their facial hair until Opening Day ( April 15 versus Minnesota ).

Instead of forging a nation from nothing, the player manages the cross-Atlantic expansion of an established one in the service of the Crown.

Instead of having the player collect a power-up that is " instantly " activated, an alternative means of powering up a player is to allow them to select which power-ups they want to use.

Instead of disputing the call himself, as was the manager's job, Hornsby sent another player to argue with the umpire.