Here’s the beatflukes Beatpath graph for after the Super Bowl:
More commentary and final power rankings coming soon.
And, his second foot did hit the pylon. You can see in the replay. Pylon is standing straight up. Second foot passes behind it, pylon immediately starts to fall over. It wouldn’t do that by itself. So, I think it’s definitely true that he had possession of the ball, first foot was inbound, and second foot hit pylon before landing out of bounds. Beyond that, I don’t know what the rule says, but it definitely should have been reviewed and explained – it was something I saw immediately, even before the replay – “he hit the pylon, though, isn’t that a touchdown?” I hope the NFL releases a statement about it.
Which play are you talking about? The DJackson play near the end of the half? I think the question is, if the ball crosses over the end zone, but the second foot lands out of bounds, is it a touchdown? I don’t think there was any doubt that he did cross — but unfortunately he couldn’t stay in bounds (well, fortunately for the steelers).
Yes, that’s the one. Normally, you’re right – the second foot always has to land inbounds. But, in this case, the second foot/leg hit the pylon before it landed out of bounds. The pylon is not considered out of bounds.
I think it’d be interesting to generate some season statistics for how effective the beatgraphs/beatflukes were at predicting games. You could do a lot of nice stats, such as how effectively it picks winners when their rankings differ by CONSTANT, or when there is already a beatwin between the teams.
but the pylon isn’t ground. yes, he crossed the goal line, but he didn’t make a legal catch because he didn’t get two feet down inbounds and wasn’t forced out. it’s not a spot question, it’s a possession question. I agree that if he made a legal catch it’s a touchdown, but it was never a legal catch because they pylon isn’t part of the definition of possession.
And I’m a seahawks fan.