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Aaron Donald's first Rams sack since retiring wiped out by penalty

The Rams reunited Donald with Myles Garrett to build a fearsome pass rush, but he is still waiting on his first sack; the flag always wins.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMonday Night Football, and Yahoo Sports reports Aaron Donald dropped Josh Allen for a sack, but a penalty wiped it out.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question: does an erased sack still count?

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVera argues yes, it counts. Chip argues no, it vanished. Ninety seconds each, one speaker at a time, and nobody may mention the referee's mother.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe got there, he grabbed him, and Josh Allen went down. Gravity doesn't read the rulebook, and neither does my heart.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYahoo says Donald hasn't recorded a sack since coming back, so we owe him this one. It's called emotional stats.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVera, the flag came out, and the sack went away like a free sample.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIf you count every sack that got erased, I'm a world champion at the cards I almost signed.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, your cards are signed. You wrote get well soon to a fence.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd I meant every word, but a card that never reaches the sack still isn't a sack.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOrder. Vera, rebuttal, thirty seconds. And the argument about the fence is banned. I'm tired of it.

  11. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, no fence. But the quarterback was on the ground, and the ground is not a technicality.

  12. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGround, schmound. If it counts, then every dinner I thought about cooking is a Michelin star.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow, surprise evidence. The data says Donald came back to pair with Myles Garrett and build a scary pass rush. So far, zero sacks.

  14. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorZero?

  15. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorZero. A scary pass rush with no sacks is a haunted house with no ghost.

  16. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round, one line each. Is the penalty flag a hero or a villain?

  17. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVillain, wearing a yellow cape and carrying a tiny whistle.

  18. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHero. It's the only one who gets applause for doing paperwork.

  19. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShould the sack get a plaque?

  20. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo plaques, and a small parade with a marching band.

  21. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA get well soon card for the sack, signed by the whole stadium and a very sorry hot dog vendor.

  22. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMine is bigger. It's signed by the stadium, the parking lot, and every cloud over Buffalo.

  23. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorClosing statements. Chip, you have thirty seconds.

  24. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRules are rules, folks. If we start counting erased things, we'll start counting the dishes I'll wash next week.

  25. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe was there, the quarterback was down, and joy cannot be flagged. Count the sack and let the man heal.

  26. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy ruling: it counts, spiritually, and the record book may ignore me. The penalty flag will be paraded through Buffalo.

  27. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI do not accept that.

  28. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI accept it, and I'm adding a medal.

  29. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote now: does the erased sack count, yes or no? Results will be wiped out by a penalty.

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