Scoring Change in TB game

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Here is an interesting issue that occurred in the TB game last week. This does have fantasy football implications so I thought I would post it out there to see what you guys thought.

At the end of the TB vs NO saints game last week the Bucs tried a crazy lateral play. The official play by play goes like this:


B.Johnson pass to K.Johnson to TB 37 for 8 yards. Lateral to M.Pittman to TB
32 for -5 yards. Lateral to K.McCardell to TB 29 for -3 yards. Lateral to
B.Johnson to TB 25 for -4 yards. Lateral to C.Coleman to TB 31 for 6 yards.
Lateral to C.Green to TB 25 for -6 yards (F.Thomas). FUMBLES (F.Thomas),
RECOVERED by NO-F.Thomas at TB 25.


In the final stats for the game Brad Johnson was given a completion for -4 yards. K. Johnson was given 1 completion for 8 yards. None of the other players were credited with negative receiving yards on the play. The end result is that the receiving yards for the game is 12 yards more than Passing yards for Brad Johnson.

What is the rule for scoring this play? Shouldn't Pittman, K.McCardell B.Johnson C.Coleman and C.Green all receive receiving yards for this play, be it negative for most of them?

Any insight would be helpful.

Thanks