Redskins vs Giants GameDay Thread

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by irish

But he lost control again before he hit the ground and that's why it isn't a TD. It doesn't make sense but unfortunately that's the rule.

He lost control the second time as he hit the ground so it wasnt because he lost control before he hit the ground. The way Triplett explained it was that since he lost control of the ball prior to crossing the goal line, in order to "regain possession", he had to follow the control through the ground part of the rules (which I personally thought only applied to receiving a pass and not a fumble but I guess not). Since he lost possession again as he hit the ground, it then basically reverts back to a fumble. In which case, RG3 was out of bounds the second time he regained possession which is the possession that gets ruled on.

Seems like a damn stupid rule, but if it is actually a rule, not much can be said.