re: The Steelers got hosed

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in his possession?

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He had not yet established possession. This is so simple. We can argue that the rule is dumb but I really don't see how anyone can argue that this was the incorrect call. In order to establish possession of the football, a player going to the ground must maintain possession through the ground. Does not matter whether he breaks the plane or not because he has not yet established possession. When the ball hit the ground he clearly didn't control it, so it's incomplete. End of story. Dumb rule? Sure. But it was the correct call by the rule book.