Why isn’t Mack’s forced fumble on Wilson considered a sack? That’s a bit confusing to me.
Are all forced fumbles not considered tackles and just considered forced fumbles?
Never really thought about it, but just thinking it through now... If Wilson fumbled the ball, he no longer has possession, so it is impossible to sack him. That would be my guess if in fact the rules state that there cannot be any sacks/forced fumbles on the same play.
Same rationale would apply for forced fumbles/tackles. That makes sense because if you credit a defender with a forced fumble and tackle, and another offensive player recovers the fumble and gets tackled, then you would have two tackles on a single play, which doesn't seem proper.
