The mighty Broncos lose to the Bills, hilarious.
Wow, the Falcons escape Detroit with their undefeated lives intact. Falcons leading 30-26, Stafford completes a pass to Tate for a TD with :09 on the clock - but it's reviewed. Turns out Tate was down at the half yard line - no TD. By rule in that situation where you go from a stopped clock situation to one where a clock should be running, 10 seconds are run off the clock. Detroit had no TOs to prevent this, so the game is over.
What a game.
So I just watched this play, think there is some fuzzy math going on. How can Tate be down by contact before he has completed the catch? Yes the Falcon's defender is touching him as he appears to be in possession of the ball, however, in the NFL he has to complete that catch, how can he be down by contact, but yet not have completed the catch. The completion of the catch is once he hits the ground and is able to sustain control of the ball, in that case he is in the end zone by the time this occurs. Seem odd to me that we have two different standards for the same play.
Also, the review is mandatory for scoring plays, the Lions were victimized by the NFL's rule, they would have been able to run another play, if it wasn't called a touchdown. Lions were hosed. NFL needs to review their rules, and clarify.
Because that's all it takes to be considered "down by contact". If a receiver catches a ball in the air and immediately gets blasted by the defender and isn't touched any further on his way down to the ground, nobody questions if the receiver is down by contact - he's down, play over. Same thing here. Falcons' defender touched Tate on the way to the ground - he's down.
Disagree. In the middle of the field is not scrutinized. Ball would be makered where the line judge marks it. If that was for a first down they would have never reviewed it, and he would have been given the 6 inches. The goal line should be different.
You can disagree all you want, but your interpretation is not in line with the interpretation of NFL referees.