Reviewing the Calls- - Looking at the Moulds near-fumble
Eisen:
Speaking of knees, fascinating play in the New York Giants-Buffalo Bills game. Eric Moulds, on his knees, making a grab, and that's when a Giants player, a defender, comes in and nails him, dislodges the ball. The Giants recovered, thought they had a fumble, but it was not ruled a fumble. What happened there Mike?
Pereira:
Well, a lot of people here in New York thought that was a fumble. It was a big play. You know, it's the end of the first quarter, 0-0, so a momentum change here. Johnny Harris makes a good play here on Eric Moulds and you can see him hit Eric and the ball will come out. But the interesting rule here is that Moulds is down on the ground. Now he's still not down by contact, but here's the key. As soon as Johnny Harris touches him, play's over because his knees are on the ground. So therefore, no matter what happens after that, it's irrelevant, and it can't be a fumble.
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