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David, what you just did is the definition of 'spin'. Two totally different situations, yet you have spun them to be the same. Downing a ball in the end-zone and getting it at the twenty is quite a bit different from returning an interception 10-15 yards so that your team can get a field goal and ice the game. I've seen footage of the Green Bay interception and the field, from above, as oppose to the typical view we've been getting that keys on the receiver and his immediate area. He had plenty of room to run.
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Of course you're right. Moreover, there is nothing wrong with Lane's decision in any event. I am not convinced he was in the endzone for purposes of taking a touchback--it's where the ball and not the feet are and it looked like one foot landed on the goal line anyway--and it was certainly close enough that he is not going to take the chance that the ball will be spotted inside his own one when he knew he had at least five yards or so of space. Heads up play, not being a hero.
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