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Originally posted by mikesears
I believe in the NFL, a player who is being tackled immediately after going airborn to catch a pass must come down with 2 feet inbounds (which was met in the play) AND must demonstrate possession of the ball after he lands on the ground (did not meet this requirement).
I'd be curious to hear how others would have ruled had this been a high school or college game. I'm thinking (after seeing it in slow motion replay 10 times - LOL) that I would have rules touchdown in high school or college.
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Mike is exactly right on his discussion of the NFL rule. I had a friend "Bears fan" who called me all pissed off about it. He knows I work NFL rules and wanted my opinion, although it didn't change his. I taped it, and watched it on slow motion of the slow motion they were showing, so super slow motion. The ball did move when it contacted the ground, so they were correct. I wonder if it had been originally ruled TD if they would have reversed it. They need "irrefutable" evidence to overturn and I don't know if they would have had that. I think it was one where if whatever the original ruling was, it would have held up. Those guys can toggle back and forth while doing the super slow motion with a perfect digital picture, so they "will" see it better than we can. All plays that are reviewed are viewed the following week as "homework" for all officials, so they are going to get it right probably 99.9% of the time. One big thing is to be "overturned" it must be "irrefutable" evidence and they must not have had that.