I still think it was a catch.
Though I do agree it likely wouldn’t be overturned.
That being said, I would be okay with a lost challenge in that situation.
That was a 15+ play drive. The offense was exhausted. A nice extended timeout via challenge would have been great there.
As it was, McDermott ended up using a timeout of the next drive, on a random first down, near mid-field(ish). Much rather have the timeout via challenge on a long drive near the endzone, when players could barely stand up.
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