It sure did look like a lateral.

ARF and I were watching the game together and I said it was a good lateral right after it happened.
He said no, and when they showed the slomo graphic he was right.

The motion of the players is irrelevant to the rule. The illusion that he tossed it behind him is irrelevant.

In football all that counts is the motion of the ball relative to the field. That's the key here.

And relative to the field that ball went slightly forward.
Davis caught it upfield from where Wilson threw it. Not a lateral.

Very deceiving to the eye in real time, hard to blame the officials.

An interesting question on that thread was asked.

Since no flag was thrown, could Pederson have challenged the play even if he had wanted to?

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