Wording of NFL rule applied to Dez Bryant’s overturned catch

The wording of the NFL rule that applied for officials to overturn on review Dez Bryant’s apparent catch for the Dallas Cowboys on fourth-and-2 with 4:06 left of their 26-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the playoffs Sunday.

“If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.”

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