In the final seconds of the Patriots-Steelers showdown Sunday, Pittsburgh tight end Jesse James caught was appeared to be a go-ahead touchdown, before the call was overturned upon review, in the latest example of the NFL’s bizarre and counterintuitive catch rule.
The play, which according to the rules of common sense was clearly a catch, confused many spectators, including Jim Nantz and Tony Romo, who were calling the game for CBS.