NYG@DET: Over and (way, way) out

Detroit’s speedy Jahmyr Gibbs flies past the pylon, makes zero contact with the end zone, briefly intersects the Great Invisible Plane, then lands far beyond the six-foot white sideline. That is All-Pro end zone avoidance. Still, this is deemed worthy of six points, a fact that puzzles us no end. Hocus Bogus Rating: 4

NYJ@BAL: Sideline slam

For this touchdown ruling, what part of John Metchie’s body contacts the end zone? Knee? Hip? Elbow? Shoulder? None of the above. And still the Jets get six points, rendering the vigorous pursuit and end zone-defending hit by Baltimore safety Alohi Gilman (12) a waste of time. Gilman must have been thrilled. Rating: 3.5

College: Pure pylon

As Michigan’s Jasper Parker careens into the pylon, TV analyst Petros Papadakis asks, “Anything out of bounds before he touches?” His answer: “No.” But hold on — the pylon is 100 percent out of bounds. Yet smacking into one with the ball is somehow interpreted as worthy of six points. Doesn’t that seem like a preposterous rule? Rating: 4.5

College: Pure pylon, pt. 2

As he views the replay of Devon Dampier’s sideline dash where the Utah quarterback plunks the pylon before falling out of bounds, never touching the end zone, booth analyst Brock Osweiler remarks, “Oh, yeah. Easy touchdown.”

And he’s right. The break-the-plane rule makes it easy for ball carriers to collect six points because they are not required to contact the end zone. They can run wide of the end zone, smartly dodge potential tacklers in the process, merely take a swipe at the pylon, then walk away with the biggest payout football offers: six points. Easy. And a real shame for the defense. Rating: 4.5