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Originally Posted by cbears40
We have all seen the Bears - Lions game from 9/12. What does the official NFL rule book state as to what is a possecsion and what isn't? to many different variations flying around!
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I will bite I guess.
The ruling on the field was correct. The player must survive the ground to complete a catch. This means that it does not matter how many feet, arm or leg is down on the ground, if they cannot demonstrate they made the catch after hitting the ground it is not a catch anywhere on the field. This rule has been the case for several years now and was consistently applied here.
Great call, but most fans want exceptions applied to hard, fast rules that are applied in every game to soot a situation they do not like.
Peace