GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WXOW) - It's one of the more controversial rules in the NFL and gave the Packers a minor scare on Sunday.
They did win 25-14 over Jacksonville, but because of the "Tuck Rule" or lack thereof on the particular play, the Jaguars only trailed by two points into the fourth quarter. Jacksonville converted a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter after an Aaron Rodgers fumble set them up to start the drive on the Packers 13 yard line.
The question that remained is: was it a fumble? Of course, the play was reviewed and upheld. Rodgers though said he tried and was unable to bring the ball back to his body, which according to the letter of the NFL rule, constitutes a forward pass.
Rodgers said it's not a rule he particularly likes, but it is a rule.
"That being said, as I stepped up in the pocket, I felt like the ball was extending, and I was bringing it back in," he said. "Next thing you know I'm on my back and I know the ball's not in my grasp. They recovered it. Obviously they didn't think it fell under that great rule."
In the grand scheme of things the Packers also said a win is a win. And, as multiple angles of replay showed, it's hard to tell if the ball was still coming forward or if Rodgers brought it back to his body.
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