2026 Super Bowl IN-GAME

Suns win at MSG. One fucking thing went right today at least.

Guess that's the silver lining of living in a large city, it's tough to have everything go against you on a given day but it sucked today
 
Good synopsis.

The situation: The Bills had the ball at their 36-yard line, facing third down with 11 yards to go. Quarterback Josh Allen threw a deep ball over the right hashmark to receiver Brandin Cooks. Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian was in coverage. Cooks made a leaping catch, but the ball moved from his hands to McMillian's almost immediately after Cooks landed on the ground.

The call: Referee Carl Cheffers' crew ruled the play an interception.

Analysis: Essentially, Cheffers' crew was saying that Cooks did not have possession of the ball before it moved into McMillian's hands. And because the ball didn't hit the ground, it was still live at that point.

According to the NFL rulebook, Cooks needed to do three things to demonstrate possession and be awarded a catch. First, he needed to have complete control of the ball with his hands or arms, which he did. Then, he needed to be in bounds, which, of course, he was. Third, he needed to perform another act common to the game or maintain control of the ball long enough to do so.

The rulebook also includes this note: "If a player who has completed the first two, but not the third requirement for possession, contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, there is no possession."

Video of the play shows that is what happened. The ball transferred from Cooks to McMillian when Cooks contacted the ground. So, Cooks didn't meet the NFL's definition of possession. McMillian did. He had control of the ball, he was inbounds and he maintained control as he tumbled over Cooks.


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Key questions about close calls in Broncos' win over Bills

When is a catch a catch and how much contact draws a penalty flag were in dispute Saturday in Denver.
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VirginiaCavs said:
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That’s bad. They should give the coaches a penalty challenge per game. Mistakes happen, people are human, but if you’re gonna look at everything then look at everything.

They’ll review a toe tap on the sideline because a ref didn’t see it, didn’t have a good enough angle to see it, super slow mo frame by frame, etc. Bang bang plays I get it but get the obvious ones right.
 
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Beating a dead horse here but hard for me to see how this can be ruled an int. I understand how the rule reads on paper but my eyes are having a hard time making it make sense
 
Frank Costanza said:
No complaining. Rare air when you know the cover is secure midway thru the 2Q.
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TreyDawg said:
Here’s probably an unpopular hot take over exaggeration.

If the Cooks play was an int because he didn’t survive the ground, then the throw Marvin Mims wasn’t a TD. Shoulda been incomplete. Watch the replay and you’ll see the ball move in his hands when he goes to the ground. Don’t have total control 🤷‍♂️
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Ball can move if you are controlling it. And he had for for awhile on the ground before hitting a camera man.

And if you just assume the ball bounces out of Cooks hands the moment the defender rips it away there was no control and completion of the catch.
 
Frank Costanza said:
Good synopsis.

The situation: The Bills had the ball at their 36-yard line, facing third down with 11 yards to go. Quarterback Josh Allen threw a deep ball over the right hashmark to receiver Brandin Cooks. Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian was in coverage. Cooks made a leaping catch, but the ball moved from his hands to McMillian's almost immediately after Cooks landed on the ground.

The call: Referee Carl Cheffers' crew ruled the play an interception.

Analysis: Essentially, Cheffers' crew was saying that Cooks did not have possession of the ball before it moved into McMillian's hands. And because the ball didn't hit the ground, it was still live at that point.

According to the NFL rulebook, Cooks needed to do three things to demonstrate possession and be awarded a catch. First, he needed to have complete control of the ball with his hands or arms, which he did. Then, he needed to be in bounds, which, of course, he was. Third, he needed to perform another act common to the game or maintain control of the ball long enough to do so.

The rulebook also includes this note: "If a player who has completed the first two, but not the third requirement for possession, contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, there is no possession."

Video of the play shows that is what happened. The ball transferred from Cooks to McMillian when Cooks contacted the ground. So, Cooks didn't meet the NFL's definition of possession. McMillian did. He had control of the ball, he was inbounds and he maintained control as he tumbled over Cooks.


www.espn.com

Key questions about close calls in Broncos' win over Bills

When is a catch a catch and how much contact draws a penalty flag were in dispute Saturday in Denver.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Ball moves when it hits the ground, so by definition on paper Mims had the first two but not the third
 
Inspekdah said:
Ball can move if you are controlling it. And he had for for awhile on the ground before hitting a camera man.

And if you just assume the ball bounces out of Cooks hands the moment the defender rips it away there was no control and completion of the catch.
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The ball moves as soon as it hits the ground, then he regains control and rolls into the cameraman. They’ve called incomplete for less.

And I don’t have a dog in the fight as a Refskins fan.
 
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