Why Woody Marks' Week 15 TD wasn't called a rushing score but instead a fumble recovery

The Houston Texans put up a dominant win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

One of their plays, though, a Woody Marks touchdown, left everyone confused.

Marks ran in for a short-yardage touchdown, but it wasn't called a rushing TD.

Instead, it was ruled a fumble recovery touchdown for Marks, which could have serious implications in some fantasy football leagues.

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Why didn't Woody Marks get a rushing TD?

The Texans ran what looked like a trick play to get Marks into the end zone.

The snap went between QB C.J. Stroud's legs and back to Marks, who ran in.

But the ball bounced on the ground before getting to Marks. Whatever the intent was, the outcome was a play that looked like the ball had gotten loose before Marks picked it up and tried to run.

Texans snapped it through QB CJ Strouds legs and it went right to RB Woody Marks for the touchdown pic.twitter.com/9YJ4gZiPIr

With the way Stroud turns around into the same space Marks is occupying, it's actually possible to see this as not being a trick play.

Social media was a bit torn on that.

Even if it's not a trick play, it almost functions like a direct snap and feels like one that should still count as a rush.

But the scorer called it a fumble and recovery, and that's that.

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