[Bikers4Bush]

He wasn't down by contact, his own player was pushed into him and he then fell, he could have gotten up and made a play. He was fair game.

[maggief]

..."I got an explanation," Reid said. "I'm not necessarily saying I liked the explanation, but I did get one. They told me Donovan wasn't down. They said he was down by contact with our own man, by tripping over our man and not theirs."

http://www.syracuse.com/sports/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1074504922269250.xml

[Some hope remaining.]

I thought the replay clearly showed that a defender had grabbed his foot before he went down. The commentator (forget which one) said the guy practically pulled his show off. Technically that's down by contact. The refs just didn't see it.

[NittanyLion]

He wasn't down by contact, his own player was pushed into him and he then fell, he could have gotten up and made a play. He was fair game.

Actually, one of the interior defensive lineman got through and slapped McNabb's knee into the other, knocking him down. I don't know if the whistle blew, and I have no doubt the defensive player thought McNabb tripped over his own feet. An unfortunate occurrence, but a clean play nonetheless.

Just wanted to correct the record.