Watching the Patriots / Bucs game and having a hard time figuring out what is a TD following the Chris Hogan score. Sorry if this is a stupid question but I think the rules need to be addressed
Chris Hogan caught and had possession of the ball in the endzone, but was in the air. And by the time his feet had come down the DB had driven him out of the endzone a few yards. How is this a TD?
Isn't a catch only a catch when 2 feet come down? The ball was far out of the endzone by the time the receiver came down. If the DB had pushed him out of bounds the TD would have been called off, so how does this TD stand?
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yeah but by the time his feet came down he (and the ball) was on the 2-3 yard line. don't his feet have to come down for it to be a catch
It is different by the sideline because forward progress is different than getting pushed out horizontal. Plus, out of bounds is no catch. Hogan's feet landed in the field of play.
Forward progress.
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In comment 13632431 Tuckrule said:
He caught it in the air, so if he dropped it while he was going down it would be an incomplete.
If you catch the ball in the end zone but your feet land on the 2 yard line=TD.
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In comment 13632431 Tuckrule said:
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A DB cannot carry a defender backwards in to air. Forwarded progresss was ruled therefore it's a td
Then it's an incomplete pass. Simple, no?
If you catch the ball in the end zone but your feet land on the 2 yard line=TD.
Life in today's NFL.
I think you're not telling the whole story. In both instances, the receiver must maintain possession of the ball.
In both instances, if the players falls while making the catch and the ball comes free, it's incomplete.
The Hogan TD wasn't over as soon as he was across the line, he needed to maintain possession of the ball, which he did.
Sterling Sheppard did not.
Difference in Martin is going in as a runner, not pass receiver in the endzone.............