Patriots Hunter Henry Bill Belichick address controversial overturned TD in loss to Vikings I caught it

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On Thanksgiving night, the and battled it out in a back Tim Lopes Jersey -and-forth game that went down to the wire. After the 33-26 Vikings victory, there was one play in particular that kept being brought up, a touchdown that was called back, after it was ruled he did not maintain po se sion as he hit the ground. The Patriots tight end was visibly upset after it was reversed and he maintains that it should have been a catch and score.Patriots quarterback targeted Henry for the six-yard catch on third-and-goal. Henry caught the ball and reached over the goal line, but referees ruled that as he went to the ground the ball was bobbled in his hands. This catch by Hunter Henry was called incomplete ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) The U.S. Bank crowd erupted over the decision, but Henry was le s than thrilled, waving off the fan noise. Henry explained his stance to reporters following the lo s."I believe I caught it," Henry said in the Patriots' locker room, . "He said it hit the ground. But I believe my hand was under the ball. The hand was under the ball Erik Swanson Jersey , with hitting the ground, that's what kind of caused it to jump up. They made the call. Just got to live with it." Hunter Henry: Believe I caught the ball; they made the call, have to live with it. Mike Rei s (@MikeRei s) He added Dan Vogelbach Jersey that he wants to "really look at it in the film room, and just try to be better and control the ball all the way through so there's not even a question."Patriots coach Bill Belichick was also asked about the call after the game, but he deflected the question."Why don't you guys go to them with your pool reporter and ask them about the play? Isn't that what you do?" Bill Belichick was not thrilled when asked about the Hunter Henry catch NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) So, NFL senior VP of officiating Walt Anderson was asked about the play, and gave his reasoning for why it was ruled an incomplete pa s."Because as he's going to the ground, he has to maintain control of the ball upon contacting the ground," Anderson said. "The term that's commonly used is 'surviving the ground.' A lot of people refer to that. So, as he's going to the ground, he has the elements of two feet and control, but because he's going to the ground, he has to maintain control of the ball when he does go Dee Gordon Jersey to the ground."The Patriots had to settle for a field goal, Justin Dunn Jersey which seemed to be the story of the game. They had ample opportunities to score in the red zone, but settled for four field goals in the lo s. "We have to move on from that overturned play and play the rest of the game. There was plenty of time left," Jones said. "There were other times we could have punched it in and that wouldn't have been an i sue. One call can't determine the outcome. We have to be able to do better, so it's not even close."The Patriots fell to 6-5 with the lo s, while the Vikings improved to 9-2.