At some point when reviewing plays, the league should consider adding a speed threshold for anything involving the element of time.
When you slow plays down to 1/100th the speed, it distorts what actually happened and makes it look like, in this case, Cooks possessed the ball for seconds prior to losing it. The game is not played in slow motion or frame by frame.
For a catch:
A) Secure control of the ball ✅
B) Two feet down in bounds ✅
C) After (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, clearly performs any act common to the game (e.g., extend the ball forward, take an additional step, tuck the ball away and turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.
C is where there is a judgement needed since A and B are clearly met. Now consider this note to the rule:
If a player, who satisfied (a) and (b), but has not satisfied (c), contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, it is an incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground before he regains control, or if he regains control out of bounds.
Because Cooks did lose control of the ball when he contacted the ground and the ball never contacted the ground, it was ruled an interception by Denver.
Varsity Football FINAL:
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On this day in 2017, Deshaun Watson hits Hunter Renfrow on a 2-yard TD pass with 1 second left to give Clemson (+6.5) a 35-31 victory over Bama in the National Championship
@Braves Delay the game 1.5 hours before it starts raining and call the game off 5 mins before it stops raining for the rest of the night?? Was here from 3 hours away for my son’s 7th birthday. $500 plus hotel down the drain. Thanks @Braves