The ball is up and to the right, and is not in the plane of the end zone.
However, this may be a couple frames too late.
I kept looking at this freeze frame photo and all I saw was his right arm, his right wrist band, or right arm band. His right hand is up by his chest. No football.
The football is in his left arm, in the left wrist, left forearm area.
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It only has to be on the goal line.