The head official refuses to take the ball and then calls it a TD. How in the world that gets overturned is beyond my comprehension. Since when is giving yourself up anything but going to the ground or taking a knee? So if a QB flips the ball it should be considered giving himself up? The returner was a live player. He never signaled fair catch and never let the ball hit the ground without catching it. His intention might have been clear to himself, but ruled aren’t written to the advantage of what the player is thinking. If anyone has an actual NFL rulebook reference that details “giving himself up” as flipping the ball I would love to see it. Because I couldn’t find it.
Eh, while true and Duke should have caught that ball, that is a low percentage call. Almost like a prayer after running it and playing super conservative the first two downs. It should have been multiple shots, not just one.
Average NFL WR. Should have been playing over Foster. But he’s definitely not the answer at WR. Draft one in round 1 even if you need to slightly reach.
It was the BS catch all “Gave himself up”. Absolutely the incorrect call. The head official is the one in the white hat, and he was the one who refused to take the flip from the Houston returner and then ruled it a TD. It was a bad call to overturn that TD.