what happened on the non td pass to lenz late in the game?

[theyork]

looked good from the upper deck, replay didn't show much. did lenz drop it? catch out of bounds? bobble it? even the cannon guy was certain it was a TD.

 

[CyFan61]

looked good from the upper deck, replay didn't show much. did lenz drop it? catch out of bounds? bobble it? even the cannon guy was certain it was a TD.

Lenz dropped the ball

 

[MissouriCyclone]

Yeah dropped it after he landed.

 

[jbhtexas]

The pass-catching rule seems inconsistent to me. On a running play, the instant the ball crosses the goal line, it is a TD. If the runner hits the ground and the ball pops out, it doesn't matter. It seems then, that once a receiver has the ball in his grasp, gets a foot down, and is not bobbling the ball, I think it should be a TD. Why should a runner be allowed to lose the ball after hitting the ground, but not a receiver?

 

[2020cy]

Puzzling but that's the way they called it.

 

[3TrueFans]

The pass-catching rule seems inconsistent to me. On a running play, the instant the ball crosses the goal line, it is a TD. If the runner hits the ground and the ball pops out, it doesn't matter. It seems then, that once a receiver has the ball in his grasp, gets a foot down, and is not bobbling the ball, I think it should be a TD. Why should a runner be allowed to lose the ball after hitting the ground, but not a receiver?

A runner already has possession before reaching the end zone.

 

[Wesley]

We diid not pay the refs or replay people enough money or CF credits this year. Maybe, JP can fix it Chizlike style next year.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Defensive back knocked it out of his hand. Not a simple drop.

 

[IowaStFB]

It was a great play by the defender as he knocked it out right as Lenz was coming down. Not a drop at all.

 

[CyberJJJ]

Defensive back knocked it out of his had. Not a simple drop.

He never fully had possession so it couldn't be a touchdown. Replay on TV made it look like an accurate call by the refs.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

He never fully had possession so it couldn't be a touchdown. Replay on TV made it look like an accurate call by the refs.

He had the ball in his hand. The DB knocked it out. It was the correct call.

 

[kilroy]

Receiver has to establish possession and secure it to the ground like a normal pass for it to be complete.

 

[swarthmoreCY]

He never fully had possession so it couldn't be a touchdown.

Yep, because

defensive back knocked it out of his had. Not a simple drop

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[LivntheCyLife]

The pass-catching rule seems inconsistent to me. On a running play, the instant the ball crosses the goal line, it is a TD. If the runner hits the ground and the ball pops out, it doesn't matter. It seems then, that once a receiver has the ball in his grasp, gets a foot down, and is not bobbling the ball, I think it should be a TD. Why should a runner be allowed to lose the ball after hitting the ground, but not a receiver?

It's consistent with whether a pass would be ruled incomplete or a catch and fumble in the field of play. If the receiver had the ball in his grasp momentarily on the field and then it's knocked away, it's not a fumble, it's incomplete.