DOLPHINS: saints redskins stream

[Josh Liller]

--- On Sun, 12/6/09, Michael Fischer <thebigfish at smunet.net> wrote:
> In OT, Washington wins the toss, and starts to move the
> ball. The receiver gets tackled after a reception and as he
> lands the ball pops out. On replay its obvious that the
> receiver's arm is down before the ball pops out. The official
> nearest the play called it that way. But the officials that
> review it call it a fumble and give the ball to NO. They end up
> winning the game. I was yelling and cursing. The officials blew
> it worse than the Deadskin FG kicker - and that's saying
> something.

I thought to be down by contact you needed to have a knee hit the ground to be down?  (Maybe an elbow would suffice as well?)  On the replay to me, it looked like the Redskin player landed on his head and not much more than his hand was down when the ball started coming out.