I don't know whether that type of tackle is legal or not during the flow of the game, but it is certainly not legal after a whistle. Frankly it is a bitch move. Ayers would never be able to pull something like that off during an actual play, and that is why I think it is distinguishable from the Dawkins hit. He could only do it once Charles was stood up by two other Denver tacklers and all his progress stopped. And after the whistle.
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