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Why were the backward passes in the end Ravens Browns game ruled fumbles for the players not backward passes?

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[+3] - Frank Apisa - 12/16/2020[quote="willh"] Why were the backward passes in the end Ravens Browns game ruled fumbles for the players not backward passes? [/quote] Because the ball hit the ground. A backward...

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Why were the backward passes in the end Ravens Browns game ruled fumbles for the players not backward passes?

Because the ball hit the ground. A backward pass that hits the ground is considered a fumble (actually, just a live ball)...not an incomplete pass.

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