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From: JimisJim	12/21/2017 9:30:06 PM
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NFL official contradicts himself explaining why the Steelers TD was overturned: "NFL SVP of officiating Al Riveron posted an explainer video on Twitter. It took him 12 seconds to contradict himself. He literally said, "As we can see here, Roethlisberger completes a pass to James." The end, right? Nope. Because it also wasn't catch. According to Riveron, James was falling to the ground, so the ball had to survive the ground. The ball did indeed hit the ground in the end zone - nobody is disputing that. His explanation, though, didn't address that James' knee had already hit the ground before he made a separate move towards the goal line while maintaining possession and breaking the plane. That seemed like a pretty important part to gloss over. It's probably easier that way. Just some advice: If your explanation for an incomplete pass also says the pass was complete, then it's probably time to change the rule. You can see his tweet and video here: msn.com Now before everyone goes nuts again, I understand the rule as it is and the case for a strict interpretation of it and why it was overturned... I simply think a small tweak to the rule for the above situation would be more reasonable considering running backs who break the plane and fumble get the TD.

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