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Originally Posted by Rausch
I know a "tie ball" goes to the WR.
Looked like the DB only needed to touch dirt to have possession. So I guess my question is does it qualify as a "tie ball?"
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Nothing "tie" about it.
The rule says that they must have simultaneous control and that does not include a player coming in after the fact.
The Packer player clearly caught the ball. Tate didn't have any kind of control until the they were on the ground which would have been down by contact and an INT.