re: Safety in the Sugar Bowl

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It would have been forward progress if the guy would have just went down but when he broke loose for the brief moment and ran a couple steps it was still considered a live play therefore the safety is legit IMO

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The runner was clearly under the control of the tacklers and was PUSHED BACK into the endzone where he broke free (and we don't know if that was when the whistle was blown). If he had been breaking loose from the tackle in the field of play, and run into the endzone under his own power, forfeiting his forward progress, THEN it would have been a legitimate safety.