A fumble recovery touchdown for Cincinnati Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham is going to go in the books as a ... touchdown reception, according to announcers Greg Gumbel and Trent Green. Late in the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints, tight end Jermaine Gresham caught a pass near the 5-yard line and fumbled the ball while trying to extend for the touchdown.
Jermaine Gresham fumble recovery touchdown ruled a ... reception?
Jermaine Gresham recovered a fumble for a touchdown against the Saints. The stat sheet shows he caught a 12-yard touchdown pass.
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Gresham wound up recovering the fumble in the end zone, resulting in a touchdown after a lengthy review. Early in the second quarter, Gumbel and Green said that the official word was that the play is going to be ruled a 12-yard touchdown reception for Gresham. Obviously, when it comes to the final score of the game, it doesn’t matter how it’s ruled as long as it’s a touchdown, but there are going to be some upset fantasy owners (and some happy ones) if this winds up being ruled a touchdown reception when it’s all said and done.
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