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(3,392 posts)(Ill show myself out now )
surfered
(14,301 posts)CincyDem
(7,412 posts)surfered
(14,301 posts)CincyDem
(7,412 posts)There's gonna be a ton of slo motion pics on that one for sure but to me, it looked like a wrestling match and the receiver never really had possession when he was on his back so he wasn't down by contact.
ProfessorGAC
(77,291 posts)This morning, I've seen 3 slo-mo angles.
That receiver had that ball secured with both hands when he hit the ground.
Since they were body-to-body, he was down by contact as soon as he hit the ground.
The defender snatched the ball away after the receiver was down.
Another reply said he was going to lose the ball; after what I saw this morning, I completely disagree. He had control if the ball all the way to the ground. And, the "football" move is irrelevant to a guy in mid-air. The "complete the action of a catch" is a referee's excuse that defies the laws of physics. With the ball securely in 2 hands, the "catch" was completed when he landed on his back.
chicoescuela
(3,205 posts)TheRickles
(3,533 posts)The two defensive pass interference calls and the completion to Cooks that turned into a recovered fumble. Not sure why they don't allow challenges in overtime, though.
surfered
(14,301 posts)TheRickles
(3,533 posts)surfered
(14,301 posts)ProfessorGAC
(77,291 posts)Steratore is flat wrong.
milestogo
(23,204 posts)Unfortunately we don't need to know.
Morbius
(1,113 posts)In the playoffs, that is. In the regular season, the game is scored as a tie.
milestogo
(23,204 posts)And the fans.
surfered
(14,301 posts)challenges are not allowed after the two-minute warning of each half or throughout any overtime period.
Morbius
(1,113 posts)Back in the day, sudden death meant the first team that scores, wins. That is no longer the case. After Denver punted and Buffalo turned the ball over (or, more accurately, the Broncos took the ball away), at that point "sudden death" became the situation.
There are no coaches challenges permitted in overtime.
surfered
(14,301 posts)Not in overtime.
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