This Washington team is a runaway train on fire headed straight for a landfill. Colt McCoy is out with an injury so the Washington backup, some guy named Robert Griffin III, is doing his best to fill in. On third-and-goal from the eight, RGIII took off for the end zone as time expired in the first half and dove in for what looked like a spectacular touchdown and a 17-7 lead over the Giants.However, on closer review the ball clearly comes out of his hands and the rule requires that he must regain full possession, like he is a receiver catching a pass, before going out of bounds. He did not, and therefore what was a touchdown, was now a touchback and the end of the half.
You can see the ball pop out while Griffin is in the air, and then again as he goes to the ground, so this was the right call. Washington receivers Santana Moss and Pierre Garcon lost their shit when the ruling was announced and got in Jeff Triplette's face, forcing him to eject Moss for the remainder of the game.[FOX]