09-19-2016, 02:27 PM
As you can tell I'm still pissed about the Eifert bullshit against Baltimore. Here are the rules straight from NFL.com
A touchdown is scored when:
a.the ball is on, above, or behind the plane of the opponents’ goal line (extended) and is in possession of a runner who has advanced from the field of play into the end zone
b.a ball in possession of an airborne runner is on, above, or behind the plane of the goal line, and some part of the ball passed over or inside the pylon
c.a ball in player possession touches the pylon, provided that, after contact by an opponent, no part of the player’s body, except his hands or feet, struck the ground before the ball touched the pylon
d.any player who is legally inbounds catches or recovers a loose ball (3-2-4) that is on, above, or behind the opponent’s goal line
e.the Referee awards a touchdown to a team that has been denied one by a palpably unfair act
Note 1: The ball is automatically dead when it is in legal possession of a player and is on, above, or behind the opponent’s goal line.
Note 2: If a player attempts to catch a pass, the ball is not dead, and a touchdown is not scored, until the receiver completes the catch. See 3-2-7.
The first note applies to the Eifert play. So if Mike Carey said Eifert had to hold possession all the way to the ground he didn't know what the hell he was talking about and needs to be fired
A touchdown is scored when:
a.the ball is on, above, or behind the plane of the opponents’ goal line (extended) and is in possession of a runner who has advanced from the field of play into the end zone
b.a ball in possession of an airborne runner is on, above, or behind the plane of the goal line, and some part of the ball passed over or inside the pylon
c.a ball in player possession touches the pylon, provided that, after contact by an opponent, no part of the player’s body, except his hands or feet, struck the ground before the ball touched the pylon
d.any player who is legally inbounds catches or recovers a loose ball (3-2-4) that is on, above, or behind the opponent’s goal line
e.the Referee awards a touchdown to a team that has been denied one by a palpably unfair act
Note 1: The ball is automatically dead when it is in legal possession of a player and is on, above, or behind the opponent’s goal line.
Note 2: If a player attempts to catch a pass, the ball is not dead, and a touchdown is not scored, until the receiver completes the catch. See 3-2-7.
The first note applies to the Eifert play. So if Mike Carey said Eifert had to hold possession all the way to the ground he didn't know what the hell he was talking about and needs to be fired
-Housh
