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Julio Jones' Bobbling Attempt on Matt Ryan Deep Ball Ruled No Catch by Referees

One game into the 2018 regular season and the NFL is already seeing its first catch rule controversy.

In the third quarter of Thursday night's game between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles, Falcons receiver Julio Jones juggled a pass from Matt Ryan as he was falling to the ground:

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Catch didn't count but that footwork ud83dude33 @juliojones_11 https://t.co/zpKBZCFH0h

The referees initially ruled it an incomplete pass and upheld that decision upon further review.

After multiple angles of the replay, it looked like Jones pinned the ball against his helmet before he went out of bounds, which would've made it a catch.