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Did the bounce really happen?

posted 8 years ago by Jones70 (6872)
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During the game at the end when the ball that bounced off the turf and was ruled a catch. Did that happen in real life? I'd be so pissed if it did.

[–] Jones70 (6872) 7 years ago

Anybody know?

[–] Jones70 (6872) 7 years ago

Bump

[–] Xcalat3 (3754) 6 years ago

I was wondering the same thing if they were screwed over by that ref in such blatant manner it was just total BS.

[–] daveyh (641) 5 years ago

just answered this on a much older post only to see it also being asked on page one. doh.
It did but it was no-where near as costly a decision as portrayed in the film. According to the book, it happened on a Carter 1st down, not 4th. So even if it had been correctly called as incomplete, in reality Dallas could still have continued their game-winning drive, whereas in the film it would have been a turnover. Hollywood and dramatic effect and all that.