JRFaron

This in an interesting questionn. There was a similar play in the Washington-St. Louis game today. In both plays, the receiver stepped out of bounds, came back in, and caught a pass. In Buffalo v. Miami, the play was at the back of the end zone and a penalty was called: 3-1-BUF1 (:36) (Shotgun) PENALTY on MIA-W.Welker, Illegal Touch Pass, 5 yards, enforced at BUF 1 - No Play. In Washington v. St. Louis, the play was along a sideline and it was ruled an incomplete pass: 2-1-WAS32 (9:17) R. Fitzpatrick pass incomplete to I. Bruce. Complete pass ruled incomplete as St. Louis #80 I. Bruce went OOB and was first to touch. (Play descriptions from NFL.com) Source: NFL Rule Digest – Forward Pass 9. If an eligible receiver goes out of bounds accidentally or is legally forced out by a defender and returns to first touch and catch a pass, the play is regarded as an incomplete pass. Loss of 5 yards. See nfl.com/news/rulesdigest.html But, at nfl.com/fans/rules, this does not appear! If the pass is incomplete, Miami got an extra play. But, should the 4th down play have been from the 1? Or is the rule an incomplete pass and 5 yards? Does it make any diffference what the call was on the field? I saw the Bills game in a bar in Falls Chirch, VA and could not hear the sound very well, but it looked like a touchdown was never signaled. Same for the Washington game. It wasn't clear whether the catch was made. But, ther NFL.com play-by-play says "complete pass ruled incomplete" Does anyone have an actual NFL rulebook. Is one of these rulings incorrect? Are there 2 different rules? Has the rule been changed recently? OR is this yet another screw job in Miami? (Although, I have the upmost faith the the Bills could still have found some way to lose.) Thanks, JR Faron

Try HailRedskins.com, Cherokee Forum. It also has a nice list of Mock Drafts. JR Faron