The Pittsburgh Steelers and what seemed like the rest of the NFL world learned a new rule Monday night in their clash against the New York Giants.
With 8:20 to play in the second quarter, Steelers quarterback Russel Wilson found receiver George Pickens in the back of the end zone for what was initially ruled a nine-yard touchdown catch. But the replay official nullified the touchdown, ruling Pickens didn't complete the catch.
Pickens technically did get two feet inbounds. But he tapped his right foot twice on the end zone grass, while his left foot never touched the ground. According to the NFL rulebook, two taps of the same foot inbounds without the other foot touching down does not result in a completed catch.
Dang. This Pickens TD ruled as an incomplete catch cause he did not get both feet down even though his right foot touched twice. #NYGvsPIT pic.twitter.com/DE5qBe58fC
— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) October 29, 2024
Shortly after the touchdown was wiped off, former NFL players and media pundits began chiming in on social media to express their confusion.
Does one foot twice not count as two feet?
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 29, 2024
Is two right foots a catch? That’s still two steps right? That feels like it should be a catch
— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) October 29, 2024
Two of the same feet down in a row doesn't equal a TD??? You need both feet to hit independently?
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) October 29, 2024
Can’t remember the last time I saw a single foot double toe tap catch but it feels appropriate that it was George Pickens
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) October 29, 2024
Crazy play. Never seen a player get one foot down twice and not the other. Almost as if George Pickens hopped on his right foot.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) October 29, 2024
That play marked Pickens's second touchdown wiped off of the game. In the first quarter, WIlson found Pickens wide open in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown that was called off due to an offensive face mask penalty.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as George Pickens Had Touchdown Wiped Out by Rule That Even Confused NFL Legends.
