Let it go. The tip of his right shoe disappears into the turf. It was a catch and a TD. Your sequence of images is the best proof yet.
And you can see that pictures 1 and 2 happened after the fact -- look where the defender's arm is on Holmes' back in relation to the last one.
In this case, the last image was the first in the chronological sequence. As you can see, Holmes has the ball, and both feet are down. The only question is did he maintain control of the ball, which I think he did.
TD.
Ball in hands. Right toe down. Left toe down. (See image at the bottom of that page.) Right toe comes up and drags over left foot as Holmes is pushed into a twisting motion. Touchdown.
http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/the-most-viewed-tv-event-ever/
The revised Nielsen ratings show that the game was watched by more people than originally thought.
Not quite. It was the second most-watched game, but it wasn't even the second highest rated game in the last four years.
LAST FOUR SUPER BOWL OVERNIGHT RATINGS:
Super Bowl XLIII 42.1/65
Super Bowl XLII 44.7/66
Super Bowl XLI 42.1/62
Super Bowl XL 42.2/62
That doesn't take away from the...
http://www.steelersdepot.com/blog/2009/02/picture-of-santonio-holmes-with-2-two-feet-down-for-touchdown/
I wanted the Cardinals to win, but both feet are down. Let it go. It was a once in a lifetime catch.
Definitely the best Superbowl ever. The three greatest Superbowls have all been played in a span of five years (Patriots-Panthers, Giants-Patriots, Steelers-Cardinals). Good time to be alive if you're a football fan.
There is a third curse .... the Eagle curse of 7-9
2000: Giants beat the Eagles in the playoffs and went 7-9 the next year
2001: Rams beat the Eagles in the playoffs and went 7-9 the next year
2002: Bucs beat the Eagles in the playoffs and went 7-9 the next year
2003: Panthers beat the Eagles...
If this ends up being the last drive for the Cardinals, Kurt Warner will have remained a perfect 158.3 on last drives when his team is tied or trailing in the playoffs. 6 games: 6 TDs, 5 passing TDs.