That’s on Jackson. Any decent DB knocks the ball down there on 3rd and 13. Yet the coaches keep putting him on the field.
Oh and their WR’s actually catch contested throws.
It took 6 drives and a trick play Offside on 4th and 1 before we finally started throwing the ball quick over the middle. It’s been there the whole game.
That was Ingram. Dude better have a broken leg. That was beyond weak. Could cost them the game. Would’ve at worst took another 2 minutes off the clock. All he had to do was limp forward another half yard. Nobody was near him.
I’d say the NFL consistently calls that incomplete so Poyers play was called correctly, but exceptions need to be made to the ‘going to the ground’ rule when the ground is that far out of bounds.
It was the right call the way the rule has been interpreted but he lost control outside the white Out-of-Bounds line. That should be considered out of the field of play and be an exception to the going to the ground rule. He clearly had control up until that point.
‘Going to the ground’ becomes a very grey area when the Receiver/interceptor goes out of bounds. What if he landed on the Bills Coach that was right by him? What if a Bills player on bench held him up and prevented him going to the ground? What if an opposing team player on sidelines didn’t get out of Poyer’s way?
The reason it was ruled an interception on the field is because he went to the ground so far out of bounds the refs didn’t see the bobble.
This. The rule has to be adjusted for playing going out of bounds. Camera-men, cheerleaders, walls, Chain gang, coaches, players on sidelines… there’s too many things out of the field of play to enforce the rule for a player going out of bounds.
The interesting thing is that his momentum took him into the bench area when he hit the ground. What if he made contact with a player on sidelines before he hit ground? If that’s the rule, shouldn’t an opposing sideline try to separate the ball from an opposing receiver/interceptor if their momentum brings them into their sideline?