[kq76]

Was the call correct according to the rules? Sure, okay, but count me as one of those who believe as soon as you cross the endzone it should be a touchdown. The endzone is clearly a special area of the field and should have special rules.

If he wasn't lunging for the endzone he likely would have caught it just fine, but since he was lunging for it he put himself in danger of losing control of the ball. One might say, "well, that's the risk you take trying to stretch it into a touchdown", but I don't think it's right to take the yardage away completely. At the very least I think you should get the yardage up until the point where you lunged for the endzone.

This "runner" distinction is nonsense to me. What if a receiver stops, turns around, doesn't move his feet, catches the ball, then before he can move he gets whacked to the ground without losing control of the ball? Is he a runner? I wouldn't say so, but should it a completed pass? I would say so.

EDIT: Here's another thing, "he must maintain control of the ball until after his initial contact with the ground". From what I saw his knee clearly touches the ground and he still has control of the ball. It's only once he's flat on the ground with all fours that he loses control. How much "until after initial contact" do you need? 5 seconds, 10 seconds? Once initial contact is made, just call it.