It ' s just how the rules work . A touchdown involves the ball breaking the plane . A ball is considered out of bounds if it is out of bounds itself or touching anyone that is also touching out of bounds . Usually it involves the ball bouncing around and hitting someone that is out of bounds , but the kickoff exploit kind of messes with that by having the player purposefully touch the ball while the player is out of bounds . It still results in the ball touching someone that is out of bounds , but it ' s a purposeful act by the player instead of an accidental bounce of the ball . <| sep |> I don ' t know , I ' ve used one and it really does feel like you can reach out and grab stuff . <| sep |> Yet they still came from Delaware , so all these achievements are void .