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[Husky25]

The rule says if possession exists in the field of play when it crosses the plane there is a touchdown .... it doesn't say, "subject to the pass completion rule"

Read what you just wrote again...while keeping in mind that 1) possession does not exist unless the pass is completed and 2) the pass is not completed unless the ball is controlled by the receiver through the ground.

 

[BlueMAB]

For goodness sake, the ball is dead once it intersects the goal line. Read the rule. The rule says if possession exists in the field of play when it crosses the plane there is a touchdown .... it doesn't say, "subject to the pass completion rule" The player had possession in the field of play obviously by the fact he was able to move the ball and extend it over the goal line. It's illogical to conclude contact with the ground after the ball is dead controls. If the pass was caught in the end zone, the pass completion rule holds because there is no prior possession before the goal line.

Possession didn’t exist in the field of play because he never completed the catch because he went to the ground.

A completion isn’t made if the player goes to the ground, the ball makes contact with the ground and then is jarred loose. The goal line is secondary to the completion.

The fact he fell down almost as soon as he first touched the ball means he clearly didn’t demonstrate he was up long enough to become a runner.

You’re wrong but keep beating that drum if it makes you feel better.

Completing a Catch | NFL Football Operations

Item 1. Player Going to the Ground. A player is considered to be going to the ground if he does not remain upright long enough to demonstrate that he is clearly a runner. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball until after his initial contact with the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.


I’m done talking to this brick wall.

 

[BlueDogs]

Possession didn’t exist in the field of play because he never completed the catch because he went to the ground.

A completion isn’t made if the player goes to the ground, the ball makes contact with the ground and then is jarred loose. The goal line is secondary to the completion.

The fact he fell down almost as soon as he first touched the ball means he clearly didn’t demonstrate he was up long enough to become a runner.

You’re wrong but keep beating that drum if it makes you feel better.

Completing a Catch | NFL Football Operations

Item 1. Player Going to the Ground. A player is considered to be going to the ground if he does not remain upright long enough to demonstrate that he is clearly a runner. If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball until after his initial contact with the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.


I’m done talking to this brick wall.

I give.