Was it a touchdown, or no?
After further review, the officials decided it wasn't, despite what seemed obvious to a national television audience.
A bizarre sequence near the end of the first half of Thursday night's showdown between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans had many fans shaking their heads.
Facing second-and-10 from their own 45-yard line, Dolphins quarterback Brock Osweiler was hit by the Texans' Josh Keyes at the 37-yard line, the ball came loose and landed at the 34-yard line, where the Texans' Natrell Jamerson picked it up and ran into the end zone for a touchdown.
Of course, all scoring plays are reviewed by replay officials.
After initially being ruled a touchdown, the call was reversed. It was an incomplete pass. Huh?
Moments after the confusion, the Twitter account for NFL officials tweeted out an explanation of a deep-cut rule fans likely weren't aware existed. Rule 8-1-1-1a cites: "If, after intentional forward movement of his hand, contact by an opponent materially affects the passer, causing the ball to go backward, it is a forward pass, regardless of where the ball strikes the ground, a player, an official, or anything else."
Like it or not, that's the rule. So, rather than going into halftime with a 21-10 lead, the Texans settled for a 14-10 advantage at intermission.
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