There are three certainties in every NFL postseason: A champion will be crowned, the Los Angeles Chargers will find a way to blow it in embarrassing fashion and fans everywhere will argue over whether a player actually caught a ball.
Chase does initially make the catch and get his feet in bounds as he's going to the ground. However, as Chase is hitting the ground, Bills linebacker Matt Milano gets his hand on the ball, knocking it out of Chase's grasp. You can see Chase scrambling to remain possession at the very end of the play. For at least a brief moment, Chase appeared to lose the ball before securing it again.
At least, that's what the refs must have seen. Officials reversed the play, saying Chase did not have possession. The touchdown was taken off the board and the Bengals settled for a field goal. Evan McPherson made the kick, giving the Bengals a 17-7 lead going into halftime. Was that the right call? The ball does appear to move at the end of the play, so it's an easy no-catch, right? You could also make the argument Chase had possession when he hit the ground, and Milano didn't jar the ball out until after Chase was down. In normal circumstances, Chase might be ruled down the instant he was on the ground and touched by Milano, but not here.
This is ... eerily similar to just about every other catch controversy NFL fans have experienced over the past decade or so. It's been 8 years since Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant lost a touchdown after the ball hit the ground and came loose on the goal line. That moment seemingly changed how touchdown catches are determined in the NFL.
Since then, there are roughly 2-5 plays every week that cause NFL fans to argue about whether a receiver actually caught the ball. Chase became the latest to be added to that list Sunday. Given how often this seems to happen, he won't be the last.
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