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The "Dez Caught It" Game
In the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant appeared to make a game-changing 31-yard catch on a 4th-and-2 with under five minutes left. Bryant leaped, secured the football, and lunged toward the goal line. While falling to the turf, the ball popped loose as he hit the ground.
The play was originally ruled a completed catch, giving Dallas 1st-and-goal near the 1-yard line. However, after a challenge by the Packers, the referees overturned the play to an incomplete pass. The reversal was based on the "survive the ground" rule, which dictated a receiver must maintain complete control of the ball through the entire process of falling.
Because the pass was ruled incomplete, the Cowboys turned the ball over on downs, and the Packers took over possession to win the game 26-21. The controversial reversal sparked massive fan outcry and the viral hashtag #DezCaughtIt, ultimately prompting the NFL to rewrite and clarify its catch rules in 2018 to prevent similar overturns.
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The "Dez Caught It" Game
In the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant appeared to make a game-changing 31-yard catch on a 4th-and-2 with under five minutes left. Bryant leaped, secured the football, and lunged toward the goal line. While falling to the turf, the ball popped loose as he hit the ground.
The play was originally ruled a completed catch, giving Dallas 1st-and-goal near the 1-yard line. However, after a challenge by the Packers, the referees overturned the play to an incomplete pass. The reversal was based on the "survive the ground" rule, which dictated a receiver must maintain complete control of the ball through the entire process of falling.
Because the pass was ruled incomplete, the Cowboys turned the ball over on downs, and the Packers took over possession to win the game 26-21. The controversial reversal sparked massive fan outcry and the viral hashtag #DezCaughtIt, ultimately prompting the NFL to rewrite and clarify its catch rules in 2018 to prevent similar overturns.
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Business Email: allhighlights1987@gmail.com
#shorts #nfl #football #nflshorts #nflmemes #sports #nflfootball
