Madden NFL 20 Potentially Incorrect Illegal Forward Pass Call
Product: Madden NFL 20
Platform:Microsoft XBOX One
Which console generation do you have? XBOX One S
What is your gamertag/PSN ID? McTeal
Date/time issue occurred January 18, 2020
What type of issue do you have? Gameplay
Which mode has this happened in? Play Now
Summarize your bug Playing the Play Now 49ers vs Packers game. I'm the 49ers, I take Jimmy G, roll him out to the right, he throws to an open receiver which is complete for a 20-30 yard gain in GB territory. However the game calls Jimmy G for an illegal forward pass. I pause the game to view the replay. The only part of Jimmy G's body that is over the LOS marker is his left foot. My guess is the game is reading the down marker from the LOS on the original 1st down and not the down marker itself.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Take a QB, any QB, preferably one that is somewhat mobile and roll to the right or left and throw the ball so some or most of the QB's body is still behind the LOS, the game should call the QB for an Illegal forward pass.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game calls the QB for an incorrect illegal forward pass. Note:The penalty for this is correctly called (5 yards from the spot of the pass and loss of down).
What do you expect to see? A thrown away, incomplete pass, no penalty.
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Per NFL rules, for it it to be an illegal forward pass, the Quarterbacks entire body and the ball must be beyond the line of scrimmage for it to be considered an illegal forward pass. After looking at the photos, Im wondering if the game is reading the original down marker on the chain instead of the LOS down marker. Because if so, then the game thinks it's calling it correctly.
A similar incident occurred a while ago when I was playing as the Cowboys against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl in a solo connected franchise. Prescott was called for an illegal forward pass. I've also attached that photo along with the Jimmy G one.
