



Catching up with the non-catch in the Raiders-Chargers game:

Raiders receiver Louis Murphy appeared to score in the second quarter Monday night. But replay officials interpreted the rule correctly and reversed the touchdown.

The rule itself, however, violated the time-honored and indispensable “looks funny” standard. The play looked like a touchdown. And it “looked funny” not to call it a touchdown.

When the average fan is utterly baffled by a ruling, it may be time for the competition committee to review it in the off-season.

Murphy said, according to The Associated Press:

“That’s like winning the lottery and them taking it back from you, the ultimate high then the ultimate low. When they overturned it I started asking, ‘What’s the rule, what’s the rule, what’s the rule?’ Everybody told me two feet down and once you land it’s OK but then I found out in meetings today the rule is even if you fall with two feet down, you still have to control it, which I thought I did.”

The N.F.L. backed the ruling, saying: