What is the NFL rule here? (1 Viewer)

[Mungo Burrows]

I've got one.Team A scores more points than Team B. Who is the winner.

Team B on Draft Day?

Not if Team A is the Patriots

 

[mad sweeney]

Player X jumps in the air, clearly catches a pass, is hit by a defender, then lands on the ground laying down (with the ball). What is your call?

With the given facts, player X has not caught the ball until he lands and makes a football move. If he lands on his back but was touched by the defender while in the air Player X cannot be considered "down by contact" until he lands and makes a football move. If Player X lands, makes a football move by rolling over or something else while in possession of the ball then he will be down by contact if/when he is touched while on the ground. But, in the painted scenario, the player can get up and run after landing without being considered down by contact as the contact happened before complete completion of the ball.

This is no longer considered. Two feet down is a catch.

If you replace football move with two feet down (or other body part except hands), the scenario in the Edwards case remains the exact same.