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Originally Posted by Dylan
He had the ball outside the end zone and then crossed the goal line with possession. What happens after the crossing does not matter. The explanation made no sense. It took Romo about three minutes of watching the replay repeatedly to say, "Oh, they could be looking at..."
Not one to say this sport is fixed - However; there is a mixture of favoritism and vague rules that make no common sense.
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That is in fact not the rule. As a receiver, you only gain possession after completing teh catch. To complete the catch when you go to ground, you must "survive teh ground".
You can argue it's a crap rule. I won't even dispute it. But it is the rule and I think pretty clearly they got it right here. I admit my bias, but the ball was full on the ground -- his hands weren't under it or anything -- and he didn't have control so no catch, therefore no TD.
I can understand the saltiness of pro-Steelers / anti-Pats folks though -- that is a pretty tough loss to take.