Baltimore Ravens fans thought Isaiah Likely had just saved their season . The tight end snagged a 13-yard dart from Lamar Jackson in the back of the end zone late in the fourth quarter, took a couple of steps and saw the official’s arms go up. M&T Bank Stadium exploded. Then the replay review started.

A few tense minutes later, the touchdown vanished. In the pool report released after the Pittsburgh Steelers ’ 27-22 win via Jeff Zrebiec, NFL vice president of instant replay Mark Butterworth walked through why the replay overturned the score.

He said Likely “controlled the ball in the air,” got his right foot down, then his left, checking the first two boxes of the catch rule, control and two feet inbounds. But the league also wanted what Butterworth called an “act common to the

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