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When is a touchdown not a touchdown? In the NFL, apparently when a receiver does not complete whatever constitutes a "football move" in the end zone. At least that was the case for Rueben Randle and the New York Giants Thursday night against the Washington Redskins.
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Mike Carey, former NFL referee and now rules analyst for CBS, explained the call by saying "there wasn't enough time for the receiver to complete a football move."
The call, obviously, did not end up hurting the Giants in their 45-14 win. It simply took away a touchdown from Randle and Eli Manning and added an interception to Manning's line, something he historically doesn't need any help with. It did mystify the Giants.
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"I had two feet down. I had possession," Randle said. "I don’t know what their excuse was."
Head coach Tom Coughlin was equally stumped.
"I just shook my head. Something about he didn't make a football action or something like that. I didn't get it. ... he thought it was too quick that the ball came out."
What did you think? Should that have been a touchdown, or was it the right call?