"Rigging it for the Bills" - Ja'Marr Chase's controversial no catch call has NFL fans fuming

Ja'Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals thought they had gone up by two scores against the Buffalo Bills. After a superb drive by Joe Burrow, he found his favorite target for a touchdown...or so we thought.

The catch was ruled a touchdown but was then overturned after it was deemed that Chase did not complete the catch after he reset his feet. Was it a catch? You decide. Watch below.

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As expected, once the touchdown was overturned, many NFL fans took to social media to vent their frustrations. One fan posted and stated that the game is rigged for the Bills to win.

"Yes it’s a TD but they’re rigging it for the bills."

Many other NFL fans were left furious that the officials overturned the decision. Given that it is a playoff game, it could potentially have a large bearing on the game if it comes down to the wire.

Several NFL fans were not happy with the decision.

As we can see, the majority of fans feel like it was a touchdown and shouldn't have been overturned. The NFL playoffs aren't without a few doses of controversy.

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Was Chase's touchdown correctly ruled out?

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The receiver thought he had a touchdown, but after it was reviewed, it was chalked off. This, again, raises the question of what exactly is a catch and what isn't.

Per the NFL operations manual, a catch is by definiton:

• A player who makes a catch may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) in the field of play, at the sideline, or in the end zone if a player, who is inbounds:

A- Secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and

B. Touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and

C. After (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, performs any act common to the game (e.g., tuck the ball away, extend it forward, take an additional step, turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.

As Gene Steratore stated on the CBS broadcast, due to the football moving, Chase did not have full control of the ball, thus the catch was ruled incomplete.

We just hope that the game isn't ultimately decided by this decision.