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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.It´s so damn close, thank god Moore did what he did.
If we win the SB, this is a play that I will never be able to watch again without my stomach turning, seeing how close we were to lose the AFCCG. Unbelievable play there.
I looked it a bunch of times in frame-by-frame replay on my DVR, before this Sports Science analysis was available. From behind Evans you can't really see the ball coming loose until the foot has been on the ground a little bit.
From the front, Moore's point of view, it's easy to see the ball begin to move before the foot is down, and it's moved quite a bit by the time the foot is clearly down. Also, I'm pretty sure the rule is that, if the ball coming out and the touch of the foot are simultaneous, then it's not a catch.
I think it would have been overturned if it had been ruled a touchdown, at least as long as both points of view were available. As we saw with the "first" Brady touchdown, the officials aren't shy about ruling no touchdown after replay.
I appreciated the Sports Science point about turning your hand into a blade in order to dislodge the ball. Good coaching, I would guess (Moore said they practice it over and over).
Nice. Can we send this to Baltimore?
PLAYER POSSESSION
Article 7 A player is in possession when he is in firm grip and control of the ball inbounds (See 3-2-3).
To gain possession of a loose ball (3-2-3) that has been caught, intercepted, or recovered, a player must have
complete control of the ball and have both feet or any other part of his body, other than his hands,
completely on the ground inbounds, and maintain control of the ball long enough to perform any act
common to the game. If the player loses the ball while simultaneously touching both feet or any other part
of his body to the ground or if there is any doubt that the acts were simultaneous, there is no possession.
This rule applies in the field of play and in the end zone.
Evans had to get both feet down and control the ball long enough to make a move common to the game. According to the rule this wasn't really even close to a completion. That's probably why there was no booth review and why no "expert" has questioned the call.