Here’s my question on this play:
We have all these rules for what constitutes a catch: Must make a football move, must survive the ground, must take a third step, etc.
In this instance, if the Denver defender didn’t come up with the ball and it ended up the ground instead, it would have pretty clearly been ruled incomplete, not a fumble.
Right?
10000000%
The @BuffaloBills got straight HOSED by the @NFLOfficiating!!!
I swear I feel so bad for the Bills organization for what they’ve had to endure over the years but to have the refs to make that decision is not only unbelievable but unacceptable. These refs may need to be investigated. #realtalk
I have the utmost respect for Gene as an official, but when you slow the play down to 1/100th the speed, it doesn’t distort what actually happened, it *REVEALS* what actually happened
Slowing something down doesn’t change reality, it just allows us to better adjudicate it.
NFL rules analyst Walt Anderson on @NFLGameDay: “As the receiver’s going to the ground, as soon as he hits the ground, the ball is immediately loose. That would be an incomplete pass if comes out and hits the ground. Here, the ball never hits the ground.”
There is absolutely no difference between this play and the Buffalo play. Adams did not make any move. He caught it, secured it as he was tackled and then stripped on the ground. Same exact thing. Same exact. This is why fans hate the NFL refs. No consistency game to game