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NFL teaches officials to rule all 'bang-bang' passes incomplete 'when in doubt'

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Some good news in regards to the constantly confusing catch-rule emerged Monday: NFL officials finally received a simpler way to rule on passes that result in unclear outcomes. Some bad news, however, also surfaced: More incomplete passes might be coming this season.

As ESPN's Kevin Seifert reported on Monday, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino teaches officials to rule passes incomplete whenever they're uncertain of how to apply the catch rule. Seifert sat in on Blandino's session with all 124 NFL game officials and survived to reveal how the NFL instructs its officials on the game's most controversial rule.