Steelers' Russell Wilson floats NFL catch rule change after win over Giants

Since landing nan occupation arsenic nan caput coach of nan Pittsburgh Steelers successful 2007, Mike Tomlin has ne'er vanished a regular play pinch a losing record. 

On Sunday night, nan Steelers recorded their sixth triumph of nan play and look to beryllium good connected their measurement to finishing different twelvemonth supra .500. 

During Sunday night's game, contention complete what constitutes a drawback successful the NFL returned to nan forefront. 

A brace of would-be Steelers touchdown receptions were reversed by nan crippled officials. A look disguise punishment took six points disconnected nan committee successful nan first half, while a replay overturned different imaginable score.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Russell Wilson celebrates a triumph against nan New York Giants astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh Oct. 28, 2024. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

A replay confirmed Pickens did get 2 feet down — albeit nan aforesaid ft doubly — earlier falling retired of bounds, which led to officials reversing a touchdown call. The Steelers ended up kicking a section goal.

The ruling sparked immoderate disorder and questions astir why nan touchdown telephone was reversed.

"I consciousness for illustration each erstwhile and a while location is simply a drawback that makes everybody successful nan world reevaluate what a drawback is," erstwhile Philadelphia Eagles prima Jason Kelce said during nan game's broadcast. "The Dez Bryant playoff one. This George Pickens 1 is it. If you get 1 ft down and a hand.

"One ft down and an elbow. … But if you get nan aforesaid ft down twice? I don’t know. I deliberation everybody would say, looking astatine that, that it looks for illustration a catch. It mightiness not beryllium technically. By this logic, you could drawback nan shot and hop connected 1 limb for 15 steps, and it’s not a catch?"

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"Obviously, you person to commencement looking astatine it arsenic some feet down successful bounds," NFL expert Ryan Clark noted. "Because it’s not 2 feet."

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Russell Wilson warms up earlier a crippled against nan New York Jets astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

Wilson vanished nan nighttime pinch 278 passing yards and improved to 2-0 arsenic nan Steelers' starter. After nan game, nan seasoned backmost said nan norm was "interesting" and offered his sentiment astir what should count arsenic a catch.

"It's an absorbing rule," Wilson said. "It's like, obviously, we thought possibly he had dragged his toe, possibly he sewage it down. We get nan aforesaid ft down twice, and it's clear 1 and past different one, No. 2. It's almost for illustration you get a knee down, and it counts arsenic a touchdown. And getting 2 rights, possibly it should count. But I don't know."

Acrisure Stadium earlier nan Pittsburgh Steelers big nan San Francisco 49ers. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

Wilson added that Pickens, who vanished nan nighttime pinch 74 receiving yards, played a "great game." 

"I cognize evidently he wants those 2 touchdowns," Wilson added. "We each want those. It really would've surgery retired nan crippled early connected for us. He made 2 awesome catches."

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The Steelers will participate nan bye week connected a three-game winning streak. The Giants will big nan NFC East section rival Washington Commanders Nov.3.

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