Greg Jennings

[pbmax]

No, there is not an exception to the control the ball to the ground rule. The rule was rewritten this year specifically for TDs and has already prevented several touchdowns (see links above). The rules for a catch and possession in the endzone are now completely different from crossing the goalline with possession already established.

Rewatching the video though, there are some kinks to work out. The question asked above is legit: how many seconds or steps before its a TD?

[PlantPage55]

The way I see it:

Possession.
Two Steps.
That's a TD.

How can you fumble or have an incompletion AFTER a TD?

You can't and I think they bungled it.

[channtheman]

Would they have called that play an incompletion if it happened at the 50? I don't think so, it would have been a fumble. Only problem is how can you fumble after scoring a TD? You can't. Refs screwed it up.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Jennings has let a lot of balls get away from him this year that he should have caught. This was one. He had both arms on the ball, and the ball cradled to his chest. Should not have allowed the DB to pull it out..

I still don't see how that wasn't a TD. The refs explanation made no sense because:

-he completed two strides after catching the ball.
-he didn't need to go to the ground to complete the play. Two feet in stride complete the play.
-if he needed to maintain possession through hitting the ground he was well out of bounds when his body hit.

I replayed it advancing "frame" by "frame". The ground level camera had a great unobstructed view of it.

- he stretched, caught it in his hands mid-stride, with both feet in the air.
- there was no bobble or juggle at all, it "stuck" in his hands.
- he began pulling it in to his body and nearly had it there as his first foot hit the ground.
- the ball was up against his chest as his second foot hit the ground.
- the ball stayed there as he went into his 3rd stride.
- just before the first foot hit for the second time, the ball started coming out.

I would like to hear the league's explanation.

THat's the way I saw it. Bad call. But there were a few other bad calls too.