[Ouderkirk]

The main issue is that it was another “Tom Brady” moment.

What I mean by that is with two minutes left and the score close, Brady and the Patriots marched down the filed for a touchdown to take the lead and left the Steelers :59 seconds to counter.

In the end this is not the place the Steelers needed to be in.

The call against the Steelers, looked like he had possesion/control of the ball. The “football move” was in fact legal, the question is whether the “flick of the wrist” when the ball hit the ground was a loss of control as an extension of the reception. I don’t think it was.

That said...the ball should have been spotted at the 1 yard line to reflect the completed pass.

[calenel]

The “football move” was in fact legal, the question is whether the “flick of the wrist” when the ball hit the ground was a loss of control as an extension of the reception.

The ball was clearly jarred loose when his elbow hit the ground. Therefore an incomplete pass.

That said...the ball should have been spotted at the 1 yard line to reflect the completed pass.

Had the pass actually been completed, since the receiver was never touched by a defender and therefore never 'down by contact', he was still eligible to move the ball and it would have been a touchdown even if he slid into the end zone on his tonsils. As long as he retained complete possession of the ball throughout.