Social Media Is Furious With The NFL After Ja’Marr Chase Has Touchdown Taken Away (VIDEO + TWEETS)

January 22, 2023, 4:32pm ESTBy Howard Cosmell

Most people watching today’s Divisional Round game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills probably thought the visiting Bengals had taken a commanding 21-7 lead late in the first half, when Joe Burrow hit Ja’Marr Chase in the end zone for a spectacular catch…

But this is the NFL, where catches aren’t always what they seem.

After a long review, the officials determined that Chase didn’t have full possession of the ball after getting his to feet inbounds in the back of the end zone.

This touchdown from Ja’Marr Chase was overturned pic.twitter.com/1JyZPfHmOI
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) January 22, 2023

Do you think this was a touchdown? pic.twitter.com/3Hsx1f3wjJ
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 22, 2023

The Bills and their fans may have liked the call, but most people on social media were absolutely furious with the refs and the NFL, as no one seems to know exactly what a catch is anymore.

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Here’s what Twitter was saying about the controversial overturned call:

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Thats a little suspect to me. Two feet, a knee and elbow should be a catch but it’s the NFL so who knows
— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) January 22, 2023

Here’s the thing: if you had two feet in and caught the ball then it got jarred loose but you never dropped it to the ground then you still caught the ball.
— feitelberg (@FeitsBarstool) January 22, 2023

Roger Goodell explaining what a catch is pic.twitter.com/Nv9HrOLq55
— Tyler Reed (@tylerreed93) January 22, 2023

Apparently catching it transferring and regaining possession with both feet down isn’t good enough to be a catch… It’s so stupid https://t.co/Ea8YhPn1e6
— Fitzy (@FitzyGFY) January 22, 2023

Me explaining the catch/non-catch rules to my family pic.twitter.com/udTWSiMseG
— BetMGM ? (@BetMGM) January 22, 2023

Jamar Chase had complete control of that ball when his feet were in bounds. Only as he left the end zone was the ball jarred slightly loose. But he never dropped it. Sorry, that's a touchdown.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 22, 2023

Having to have control when the ball doesn’t come out of your hands is a dumb rule.
— NFL Humor (@NFLHumor) January 22, 2023

robots are going to take over the world, replace humans as the superior beings, and even they won’t know what is or isn’t a catch
— brianna pirre (@bsp_13) January 22, 2023

I don't know if that was a catch or not. I do know that it wasn't obvious enough to overturn whatever the call on the field might be.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 22, 2023

What thorough nonsense.
That was absolutely 50/50 and called a catch on the field.
That’s everything that’s wrong with replay.
It was never intended for that level of objective minutiae. #Bengals
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) January 22, 2023

I think Chase caught it ??‍♂️

Monster break for Buffalo.
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) January 22, 2023

I don’t know what a catch is anymorepic.twitter.com/LZlZj5YOH1
— Overtime (@overtime) January 22, 2023

The Bengals were forced to settle for a field-goal and took a 17-7 lead into the half. We’ll see if this questionable call ends up factoring into the outcome of this game.