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Next week a player is gonna tackle a referee to the ground and yell REPORTING!!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You understand that by rule, the defense has to be informed of all reports, right?
Dan Campbell wasn't confused. He was merely communicating what the referee told him.
And also trying not to get fined in post game comments
Lions f'd around and found out. This type of deception the Lions did has been used for a long time.
Exactly
I believe they are referring to the post game press conference where he messed up the players number but corrected himself. Regardless as a Cowboys fan we deserved to lose the game because of poor clock management and leaving our defensive game plan on the final drive. Personally I would have rather lost because these teams will likely meet again and Detroit will have some extra fire, not that they need it but they will have it.
@@dusty_burkhalter I appreciate that as a Lions fan. My problem is, is that it will be another Home game for Dallas. Detroit just got screwed out of the 2 seed at best, and it was possible they could've gotten the 1 seed. Now, they will be the 3 seed, and have to play in Dallas. And while I don't view this as something that Dallas did dirty (the team) I will note, that they are 8-0 at home, and 3-5 on the road. Had the call been made correctly, Dallas plays in Detroit. This one call, should've had the flag picked up, and the 2 pt conversion awarded. Its Bullshit that, that didn't happen. Refs make mistakes all the time, they pick flags up all the time. But in this game, Brad Allen's crew made at least 4 bad non-calls, and 3 bad calls. And that's just what I saw from watching the game on TV. I was told, but didn't see this, but the flag didn't get thrown till roughly 15 seconds after the 2pt conversion was called, seemed there was a gaggle of refs off to the side discussing it, then the flag comes out. I want the mic from Brad Allen, or anyone that was near enough to pick up Deckard reporting. If we get that, then the game is a lions win, and should be recorded as such, and Dallas can deal with the ref fallout for a change, instead of it ALWAYS being the Lions.
Rex Ryan didn’t hold back on the refs, I figured he will be in trouble now for speaking out.
From who? He can’t get fined or suspended from the NFL lol the network won’t do anything
He doesnt work for the NFL anymore. Thatd be like you criticizing your old job
Just a thought from a Cowboy fan. When Dez made the "catch" and the ref's got it wrong - everyone told us (the Cowboy fans) to shut up and get over it and move along. So... this goes down as a W in the Cowboy schedule and everyone should just "shut up and move along."
Yip.
The debacle was when Hendershot was called for tripping giving the Lions another possession.
Look at this. They don't wanna address this. Had Dallas lost, it would have been " you blew the game" andvstop blaming the refs. These guys are on Allen's ass, but all he did was make them drive 55. He saw 58 and 68 coming over. He knows about gamesmanship. So, he went with the letter of the law. Don't TELL me you're reporting. Make the motion AND get my attention. 70 made the motion and got his attention.
It’s not a “miscommunication”, it’s an F up by Allen.
no, he gnored him on purpose so they can say he isn't eligible if he does score, the fix was in.
The ref acknowledged Decker after he said “reporting” and responded back to him. This was not at all a case of the ref not knowing who was speaking. He made a mistake. This ref is horrible, most likely not corrupt, but who can say? He calls insanely more penalties on all away teams each year.
Well yeah, giving Allen the benefit of the doubt, at the very least we can admit that the Allen should be the one making sure he understands what he is being told if he has any doubt. For something like this, why would it be an issue to verify via looking at the video who approached the ref so that they make sure they got it right? They are FULLY capable of doing that 'upstairs'. They could have done that live and said the play was under review.
@@negativghostrdr I agree with your logic and just found out you can't reverse the call because the ref announced #70 as eligible.
If this were the case you think he'd bring that up when the refs huddled up for 2 minutes before they threw the flag. " Hey, 68 kept yelling reporting". I don't think he heard anything he just assumed it was 70
Wow, even Cowher thinks it’s the players fault the ref doesn’t realize who is speaking to him? That’s disappointing to say the least.
Yeah, this video is way to much making excuses for the refs. Didn't finish it.
Liberal logic
To say the least! Let's be real here. Dallas was always going to win this game because that was the script. Lots of money involved.
Agree, the ref’s effed up!!
Because these shows are extensions of the NFL. They’re never going to say anything bad about teams or refs.
Not the players job to make sure the Ref is doing there job correctly. If the player walks up and reports, He reported!
Yup!!!
Surely does not help if you send 3 players to the ref.
@justinharper6909 3 people!?! That's so many people! A lot to handle at one time! 3 people!? Wow!
@@kevinleewilliams5119As a Dallas fan, I have to admit there are a lot of good points in these comments about why the ref is at fault. However, that isn’t one of them. Three guys is enough to cause confusion, especially when they are trying to deceive the other team. It sounds like he was told about this play ahead of time though, so it probably shouldn’t have mattered.
@@nikig2382 Another factor is the PLAY CLOCK you never see it on this play. Ref is trying to get everything done to even allow the play. And again why send THREE players toward the Ref? And #70 was clearly going toward him.
There have been too many Sundays where we talk about officials instead of teams. This one single call changed the top of the entire NFC, this did not just affect the Lions. If the Lions win they take at least the #2 after the Philly loss. Who do you think Seattle and LA would rather play? Everyone has their take and, it's much more simple. The ref heard 68 but said 70 since 70 had been reporting all game long. He told the Cowboys 70, he has no choice but to throw the flag after the play is done, that's why the flags were so late. I'm quite sure the Cowboys instantly reminded him he said 70, even though he had 68 in his head. When you spend all game telling a team that 70 is eligible it's easy to say that number again by accident. This is reinforced by the fact that the coach went over the play with the ref before the game. He just said the wrong number by accident and because of that he had to throw the flag. You can't penalize the Cowboys because you told them the wrong number. I would rather him be a man and own up to it than be a coward and pretend he did not screw it up.
Well said one more thing to is why are we always talking about the officials in an NFL game.Seems to me the other sports don’t have this big of an issue as the NFL has with poor officiating
@@Raider_1266 In the nba they just accept the fact that refs get to decide whats a foul and whats not
Took 17 seconds to throw the flag. No ref on the field thought he did not report ot the flag would have been instantly thrown. The penalty call came from upstairs 17seconds after the score. No Cowboys were screaming he did not report No ref on the field thought there was a penalty. RIGGED! The call came from upstairs.
All that may be true but you can't overlook either the fact that the Lions had plenty of opportunities to win.. they opted to go on 4th down rather than kick a field goal and get the for sure 3 points. You can't bitch about just that one play when you made poor decisions the whole game. This loss is on the coach not the refs.
How can you be “ quite sure “ he heard 68 and the Cowboys told him he meant 70?
😂
That’s a pretty big presumptive leap.
They mentioned multiple times about #70 reporting as eligible all day but he had a snap count of 2 for that game, so he was only on field once before that play. The Lions tried to confuse the Cowboys with 3 players talking to the ref, instead they only confused the ref.
And the refs confused the Cowboys...Lions lost this game fair and square IMO.
68 went in his face if you can’t tell who is speaking you shouldn’t be a ref
@@wreckimhow did the Lions do the right thing and successfully complete the play and “lose the game fair and square” 🤣 🙃🤯
@@Lantana20 he didn’t say a word, interesting that these refs can’t be in playoff games probably because they were wrong g
@@freedomthefreeman487 the cognitive dissonance around this is insane. decker clearly leaves the huddle and reports. the 'they tried to trick the refs' narrative is hilarious.
Running damage control... what a joke
This ^ right here.
What part of " I'm reporting"doesn't the ref not understand .
I hope Brad Allen and his group of joke never have another opportunity to officiate in another NFL game.
He is a disgrace not to mention I think they were bought by another corrupt organization. Goodell is involved. The seed don't fall far from the tree.
I'm sure we'll have the Taylor Decker rule implemented next year just like the Calvin Johnson rule was. The Lions seem to be at the forefront of creating new NFL rules
Brady has first dibs on that.
They need to stop making excuses for the officials:
ruclips.net/video/xqJLVodSjac/видео.htmlsi=h0FIfhc5RjWo0YNQ
Always on the cutting edge of being screwed.😡
Brad Allen lied plain and simple! He's laughing and lying all the way to the bank! He's basically a stooge to fight the battle to make the officials full time paid employees. The bottom line is that the Lions get screwed again and hypocrite Roger Goodell gets to eat his cake and have it too. Maybe it's time to boycott the NFL until they clean up their act!
To this day most people have no clue what the process is and the definition of a catch.
It is the refs job not to be confused. These are not high school refs these are professionals that worked their way up the ladder to be in the NFL. This was a big game. If Brad Allen loses focus that is not the Lions fault. If 70 was reporting all game and then 68 reports then the ref needs to be listening. The NFL needs to review this and once again call out the officiating team. I certainly hope there will be an investigation into this. Campbell said we will see them again in a few weeks and it will be in Detroit. This is extra motivation for his players.
Exactly right!
The refs in the NFL are not professionals they are part timers
It might of been a makevup for the tripping call
Steratore said there was gamesmanship; the lions tried to deceive the cowboys but instead fooled the official. Cowher is right, once 70 is announced, 68 has to make sure the ref knows it’s 68 and not 70. There was a tripping call prior that Detroit actually committed but was called on Dallas, if that’s called correctly, game over and Detroit never gets the ball back.
I am glad you never make any mistake, JB. You must be the human being of the century.
70 was not "reporting throughout the game". He is a backup lineman. That was his second snap of the game.
You sure about that (that he didn't report in multiple times/have multiple snaps)? Reason I ask is because Campbell said as well, he reported in multiple times and the Lions official response says multiple times also.
@@Marsonis2ya I can't find those stats to confirm for sure. I heard it another video. But I do know for sure that he is not a starter and both starting tackles (Decker and Sewell were healthy and played the entire game. And I heard on major sports shows that Skipper only reported eligible one other time and that was in the first quarter.
@@Marsonis2ya100% sure that Skipper reported only once prior.
Skipper reported twice for the entire game:
- Q1 12:28 2nd & 3 DAL 34
- Q4 00:27 2-PT Attempt
static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/cbb026b9-f053-11ed-b4a7-bab79e4492fa.pdf
Steratore (ex NFL ref) said it correctly. It was great gamesmanship by Lions. It was Brad Allen's fault for assuming. Decker said he was reporting, but Brad made an assumption it was 70.
Later video actually showed Skipper (70) making the eligible signal to the Allen so the ref wasn't just assuming, he even saw Skipper make the eligibility indication before 68 verbalized his eligibility.
@@DrAceGikmo Exactly. If 70 comes in and making the recognized hand gesture for reporting as eligible and 68 never makes any hand signal for reporting as eligible, it is completely reasonable that the ref recognized the person making the correct gesture with his hands. The Lions gamesmanship backfired. Also, if 68 didn't hear is number announced as eligible, why didn't he say something to the ref?
Brad Allen fucked up and 70 did not report . The Lions practiced that play all week you could tell it was a set play. Fak dem cowgirls
@@DrAceGikmoliar. Watch the video. Allen was walking away from decker BEFORE skipper was even on the field . It was physically impossible for Allen to see anything skipper was doing.
@@icemanredliar. Watch the video
So now players have to make sure the ref can see and hear. F’ing embarrassing. Treat refs like children from here on out.
Because of this, we're now going to have players screaming at the top of their lungs at refs to check in and then somehow that will end up being a penalty.
I REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE I'M ELIGIBLE GUYS!!! I'M ABOUT TO CATCH THE GAME WINNER!!!
I'd laugh so hard
Then he'll get a 🟨 from the reft for raising his 🗣️💨. Unless ✉️💵
Their going to have to get the ref's signature.
@@dansloan4169 😂
Bill should remember when his own player called heads and the official says tails.
…thus resulting in a rule change now applied in many other sports that use a coin toss. 😅
Also against the Lions
Because Bettis said "Hea-Tails" ;)
During crucial moments like these, devoted spectators eagerly observe the games, scrutinizing every close and decisive play. It deeply unsettles me to witness referees consistently making errors like this.
You, nor me, have ever seen this situation.
Wwll now, that was clear as mud.
Including the bad tripping penalty that would have sealed the game for the Cowboys?
you think this was just an "error"?
Well, how about you go out there and be a referee and show how it is done.
Even if there was a mistake, it got compounded by the fact that their second attempt was also nullified by a penalty, by that point the coach should’ve understood it’s not meant to be and just kick the extra point
Makes no difference, they blew the call. Can't blame the Lions for going for 2 again? How does that impact the ref blowing the call?
@@CuThUlUiSbOsSthe lions fucked up why send 3 players to the official, plus when the official announced that #70 was reporting over the speaker system the lions STILL threw to #68 basically the lions had hoped to sneak that one in but got caught. The lions and the head coach are to blame for them losing
I agree. At a certain point you gotta call a timeout and cool off the emotion and think about the third attempt.
@@wjatube...of which they had none.
Every former ref I've seen speak on this has been high heart rate and super punch-backy to every criticism of this
They're like cops. No matter how wrong one of them is they just circle the wagons and go into "why didn't he just listen?" mode as if it's out of their hands.
yep they are a JOKE. Get rid of them and start over. Hire all new ones and get rid of the biggest excuse making sell out Steratore
I think people would be more understanding and respectful of the officiating profession if they would just be candid about a major screw up like this.
Look at how much respect Jim Joyce got after admitting he blew it.
@@Knightmessengerexcept they'll never admit this one
Because the Lions purposefully tried to confuse the ref and achieved their goal. So why waste time blaming the refs when everybody knows that that's what happened.
Are we just going to ignore the fact that Dan went over this with the refs pregame...?
Exactly
That has nothing to do with what the players actually did or said.
They CLEARLY didn't present the play in the same manner that it was EXECUTED... ding ding ding!!! In other words.., they shouldn't have sent THREE Players at the Ref in an attempt to confuse the Cowboys' Defense. They obviously confused the Officiating Crew as well... HA!!!
@johngrant3836 it's weird that everyone is literally sticking up for people doing their job poorly. The refs are paid to pay attention and get things right. This call wasn't a judgement like holding or PI. It's literally a ref not paying attention at a crucial moment.
Or the not calling gholding on Micah parsons getting held by his facemask or any other time or when they called tripping on Cowboys TE when Hutchinson tried to trip the Cowboys running back
“But they should’ve been more clear.” how do you defend the ref in this situation? It’s not the lions job to baby the ref like he’s a kindergartener. Maybe he should learn how to do his job because this looks like a rigged ending with that call
Right. As if the lions could hear the ref tell the cowboys who reported. Blaming the players is ridiculous. 100% of this bad call was on the refs.
LMAO...Okay. I take it you don't watch sports. You are one of the ONLY people with that opinion -- Including many analysts that are cowboy fans. I'm pretty sure the only child here is the one thinking they are always right. @RockPolitics
Did you hear it? If players have to listen to PA announcements then that is just silly. They should have a physical sign who is eligible, The ref should go over to the lineman eligible and do a reception sign with his hands, The would show everyone who they are calling eligible. They do it on every other call why not the one they have the most trouble with. Goodell is too stubborn and cannot admit when he makes bad decisions. @RockPolitics
They could go for a extra point they had chance after chance
Dallas defended as they were supposed to, having the ref declare 70 as eligible. If the ref would have declared 68 as eligible, they most likely would have adjusted to cover him like they DID cover 70. It's not a given that Detroit would have converted had the ref not made the blunder, but it was a bad blunder.
And because of Parson's offsides on the next try they essentially got a redo, which is as fair as it could get, and they failed...ended as it should have.
70 didn’t go out for a pass dude
@@TickleRippREALDoesn’t matter if he went out for a pass. You still have someone assigned to him in coverage. That’s why 68 was so open… no one was assigned to cover him.
Nobody covered #70, because he was a lineman, and not eligable as a reciever. He was lined up in a position that could not be a receiver, which is why one of the other flags was thrown.
@@jdgolf499 It was announced over the PA that 70 reported eligible. The Cowboys accounted for 70 in their coverage. Doesn’t matter if he was actually eligible or not. It still tilted the coverage.
Decker DID make eye contact and the ref acknowledged him. Whether or not there was confusion, ultimately the responsibility lands on the referees. And the reffing crew knew before the game about the play.
@RockPolitics The real problem is they sent 3 people for 1 to report. They were TRYING to confuse the defense and confused the refs as 70 had been reporting all night. They got the confusion they wanted. Had 68 reported and was announced as eligible, the cowboys would have covered him. They had 2 people RIGHT THERE covering no one.
When? where is the proof?
@@MrBluesMessiah proof of what? that they [the refs] called 70 as eligible? There is audio of it and thats who the defense had to cover, not 68.
The real question is why did they send 58,68, 70 and only 1 report? Because they were trying to confuse the defense and confused the refs instead.
No, proof that Decker DID make eye contact and the ref acknolwedged him, as you stated. And proof that the ref who made the call knew. Thre was only 1 ref who needed to know, and Dan Campbell didn't tell him. He relied on others to do it.
@@Xamaza
@@MrBluesMessiah Then you replying to someone else :D
So everyone is to blame except for the white hat… who should have taken his time to get it right! This was an untimed down, just wow. Where is the accountability?!
BY RULE, IT IS UP TO THE PLAYER TO GET THE REF'S ATTENTION AND DECLARE HIMSELF ELIGIBLE.
@@donaldinnewmexico Plus there were 3 Lions all walking towards the ref telling him something and it looks like 70 was the last. 68 and only 68 should have been the one talking to the ref. Lions were trying to deceive by having multiple players talking to the ref and it came back to bite them.
Why has no one addressed the fact that the ref announced the incorrect player over the intercom, at which time the Lions should have called timeout realizing that the ref told everyone in the stadium that the wrong player is eligible?
1) Because I'm sure the Lions were focused on the play and not the intercom, and 2) Done What? They had no timeout. Do you know what happens when you call a time out and doin't have one? It's a penalty. Not snapping the ball in time is another penalty.
@@alg4560
He did that. He was standing right in front of him Allen ran away from him and Sewell. It is the officials job to get it right. @@donaldinnewmexico
NFL wasn't going the let Detroit ruin Jimmy's going into the ring of honor game. Nothing to see here folks. Keep it moving.
The refs almost ruined it with that egregious tripping call where Aidan Hutchinson tried to trip Tony Pollard and and they called it on his own blocker. This play never even should’ve happened
@@donobedabest8446stfu, that was a call on a drive where Detroit would’ve still got the ball back. This called determined the outcome of the end of the game.
It was okay for them to do it on Barry Sanders day though!
Bill Cowher blaming players for this somehow is absolutely brutal
Especially when the former ref would not back him up.
But he is right. If I wanna run this play, I listen to who the ref calls. He called 70. Yes, ref made a mistake, but so did the Lions.
Lions made no mistake tool@@justinharper6909
What's a player supposed to do? Go up to the ref again, and double check? The ref looks at him and nods.
"The ref just assumed 70 was checking in" so if he was coaching and a QB threw a pass instead of handing it off like the play call and said "we were passing all game, I assumed it was a pass" he would think that's a fine excuse? I find that very hard to believe. Why do refs need to be handled with kids gloves when they're obviously wrong?
I think the issue here is that the Lions were deliberately trying to confuse the Cowboy's defense by having 70 come running over to the referee *as though* he was about to report just like he had before even though he was not doing so this time. Unfortunately for the Lions, what was intended to be confusing to the Cowboy's defense was a bit too successful in that it confused the official as well. Should the official have been confused? Probably not. But must the Lions bear some responsibility for the confusion? Probably. The entire point of having linemen report is to *avoid* potential confusion. I think the Lions were trying to use this particular who-reported-and-who-didn't scenario to cause confusion, and it ended up biting them in the butt.
Absolutely. They tried being all deceptive and got caught up. Boo hoo Lions fans are such crybabies. And they apparently don't care about their team trying to cheat.
@@chrisa3289 To be fair, even Steratore says what they were doing was legal, so I think it is unfair to accuse them of cheating. I think it is more fair to say they were trying to confuse, and they confused too well.
But what does the internet care about fairness? :P
If 68 is announced as eligible then the Cowboys probably cover him (they had a LB and a Safety in his area but he was a tackle).
If Detroit wants to win they need to not give up a 92 yard TD pass when their linebacker had a shot at Dak in the endzone.
What is lost in all this is that Decker (forever in history #68) was screwed out of that rare moment of glory that lowly offensive linemen live for. On the other hand, Decker will always be remembered in NFL lore as the man that caused the tweaking of the ineligible reporting rule which WILL come up at the winter meetings.
Dude would have been covered by the defense. The refs would have told them he was eligible. Once it was called on the PA Detroit should have corrected the refs. Detroit got cute and it cost them.
You’re assuming a lot of things. The only reason he caught it was because the defense thought he was ineligible.
He wasn’t screwed, the coach screwed up and didn’t correct the ref before the snap 😊
The League will shield officiating every time. No comments, no explanations, no accepting responsibility for a glaring mistake. Cowboys bias on Jimmy's day in Jerry's house or not, the ref flat blew this call badly. Megatron is shaking his head somewhere right now.
Protecting the shield above all else!!
What the refs tried to give the game to Detroit,they just blew it.
Which Detroit/Dallas game were you watching? The refs tried to give the game to Detroit? SMH
Every team gets burned by the refs.dez caught it remember,the cowboys have been burned for years,so boo hoo hoogo cowboys
When you have a huge sports betting influence things tend to go awry. 🤷
You don't say
Idk why they keep saying the ref didn’t see 68. That his eyes were only on 70. You can clearly see him look at 68 and acknowledge 68.
Well they gave us a fancy peripherial cone to show us that the ref was looking at 70 because we cant see with our own eyes that the refs hat never actually turns toward 70 lol
It's not about the officials knowing about the play. It's about the officials knowing about the pre-snap effort to confuse the Cowboys as to which of three different linemen were reporting as eligible. The Lions haven't said that they reviewed the pre-snap shell game with the officials. So we asked Blandino if, in his experience, officials would ever go along with an effort by a team to confuse the defense as to which lineman will be eligible.
"If a coach told officials that, the officials would tell them they couldn’t do it," Blandino said. "The referee would never go along with that and would make sure the defense knew exactly who was reporting."
In other words, the insistence that coach Dan Campbell went over the play with the officials doesn't matter. The problem arose from what happened before the play. And the Lions surely did not try to share that part of the plan with officials.
I completely agree with Nate. The referee needs to do a post game press conference just like coaches and players. Not to beat them up, but they need to give an account so the fans have an understanding about what happened.
This is the last thing we need; referees cannot be expected to do post game reports and subject themselves to fan, press, and public scrutiny. The fans can understand what happened by listening to the countless rehashes done by the sportscasters and analysts. It is clear the Lions were trying to use gamesmanship; it is clear the referee got confused. The rule will have to be streamlined so only players "reporting" can go to the referee before the play, and the referee will have to write the player's number down in his little book, and then this number will have to be given to the opposing side. It is either this or just make the defense responsible for being more savvy and covering all players who may or may not be eligible to receive a pass.
@@johnvinga5446 I agree with you on the rules part - that the defense should just pay attention. It’s weird to me kids have to learn this and pay attention to formations to determine eligible receivers but professionals don’t.
Boomer bro,
The second flag was thrown because 70 was covered after "reporting eligible" But it was 68 who reported as eligible. Both flags were due to the refs mistake.
OK. Here's where it gets interesting. 70 was clearly covered. And you're saying only 68 reported and not 70. We don't have audio but it looks like BOTH 68 AND 70 reported as eligible. Why else would 70 be running over to the ref? To say he WASN'T eligible on this particular play? I don't know man. This just doesn't really make sense. What I think happened is that Detroit tried to get real slick to disguise their trick play and that contributed to this debacle. NOTE: I am NOT defending the refs; only trying to sort out the truth from the fiction.
Nah, 70 reported eligible. We all saw it.
@@samk4801Campbell even said that this was part of the deception.....make it look like one OL reports when the other OL actually reports. Yes, the refs missed this one but to me it's meh........Campbell took the chance and it backfired on him.
Like the incorrect tripping call the drive prior
@@christopherharris3229 Yeah, that's how it looks to me.
Yes, the ref messed up, but it didn't really matter to the outcome of the game. They had to replay it. You can't just give them 2 free points when the Cowboys aren't told 68 is eligible. That would be infinitely worse than what did happen. The Lions SHOULD have taken it as an omen and kicked the extra point.
I agree.
Best opinion I've read. Absolutely right.
Decker said he said REPORT and that's the way they practiced it all week and what coach told him to do. But seeing that the ref really didn't look at him and got him confused with 70 it might have been better to say 68 REPORTING to avoid any confusion. A real shame and a huge blow to the Lions reaching the promised land.
This situation kind of reminds me of when wide receivers don’t get the nod of approval from the sideline referee when checking to see if they are lined up on the ball. If you check with the ref in any situation, it’s your job to lock eyes and 100% know that you’re acknowledged. We don’t have the audio of him and the refs interaction, but something in me makes me feel like he was the least adamant, out of the 3 linemen who walked up to the ref, to let him know he’s eligible. However, the ref still has some negligence. Hopefully we see this match up again in the postseason.
Absolutely have the player announce his number EVERY time otherwise it doesn't count. I don't care if there isn't another offensive player within 50 feet of the reporting player. "## Reporting as eligible". Ref then repeats that back to the player. Player is then announced on the PA. All done very quickly but concisely. No miscommunication errors.
The ref did look at him and he even nodded. There’s a better clip I saw where it’s zoomed in more
@@InbredSpanishKing Link?
The refs are paid not to be confused
1. Illegal Formation if not Illegal Touching.
2. There's no audio proving he said reporting.
3. In every single clip they show, Decker never brushes his chest. His arms stay at his side.
4. Detroit was only in that position because they refs called Tripping on the wrong team.
5. They were given 3 attempts at scoring, due to drawing Parsons offsides.
6. The choice to take a Field Goal and go into Overtime and attempt to win there was always an option.
7. It was announced throughout the entire stadium that #70 was reported as eligible. There was never a call for #68.
There were a lot of factors that took place, but this one penalty should not have even been a discussion, as the game would have been over had the Tripping penalty been called appropriately.
Detroit Fans, feel free to be upset - but stop misdirecting your anger at the refs. Both teams had a bad call against them within the last 2 minutes of the game. If Dallas was in that position and this happened to them - You know your entire fan base, as well as the Media would be mocking them endlessly over the course of this week. The fact that everyone is up in arms truly goes to show the double standards that exist within this league when it comes to winning and losing.
68's responsibility isn't to make sure the ref knows how to do his job. He did what he needed to do.
So, why not have a play where the offensive lineman comes up behind the ref, does the hand signal without saying anything, and then runs the play as an eligible reciever? If it's only the responsibility of the player to report, but not make sure that the ref heard/saw him report, why not just do that and be extra sneaky?
So Super Bowl Champion Coach Bill Cowher doesn't have a clue I guess.
Well I guess he cost his team the game huh lol 😂
its on the LIONS to correct the Officials to make sure they get the right number.
To cheat,involve the ref like a player.When the deception was over,those 3 guys body language looked as if it said,I don't think he understood us.
These guys 😂! Especially coach talking about Dan Campbell being confused with number? No he wasn’t confused he was talking about the explanation the ref gave. SMH
They gotta cover up for the league.
This is gonna be the most rewatched video taking place in Dallas since the Zapruder film.
Lots of "we want to maintain our good relationship with the league" takes from the major media players.
I wish Dan Campbell would just kick the extra point to send the game into overtime instead of going for two. He could’ve saved himself and everyone else all the time and trouble.
Everyone try and keep up. The COACH said, a day later, he was trying to confuse the Cowboys (who is eligible??). The ref had TWO linemen declaring eligible (68 did NOT get confirmation from the ref) (70 who was declared eligible several times during the game came running up to the ref giving the 2 handed brush sign that he was eligible) the third player was there to Lord knows what except to add to the confusion. The ref went to the Cowboys and said 70 was to be eligible (because 70 declared eligible several times during the game). As coach Cower said, 68 failed to get the REF to acknowledge. The Lion's trickery failed. They also failed to score on the last play. Take your lumps coach.
Please don't forget the messed up tripping call on Hendershot
Says the obvious cowgirls fan.
@stubby1122 it'll be ok you're going to be just fine buddy 👌🏿👌🏿
Dan Campbell went through this play with the official before the game.
CBS is fake news with ignorant, fake news corporate mouthpieces repeating what they have been told.
Did Campbell review the tripping call with the ref pregame as well??
The Lions had to make sure the refs didn't F up???? That's the take? Lol
Yep
How many games does this crew have to ruin before the shield does something, oh wait. Dumb question, Fuck the shield
I know right. Like just a few plays earlier where they called tripping against Dallas when it was actually Detroit that negated a Dallas first down. Terrible calls all the way around.
@Supaflydiscostick agreed! Lions, Cowboys and refs all had a bad day.
Folks are missing the key point that *the play succeeded because of the ref's error* - the ref erroneously told the defense that 70 was eligible, so they ignored 68, which left him wide open for the pass.
which was another penalty for illegal receiver down field.
There is audio and the Lions never corrected it.
I’m not a fan of either team..something was incredibly wrong there. To much video proof. Refs are in someone’s wallets ✋🏼🎤
It might of been a make up call for the tripping call
Make up call on end game deciding play? Your a 🤡
@@petergonzalez5239 If that's the case, it' overcompensating by a pretty huge margin. Very similar to my fellow Packers fans saying that the missed PI call BY THIS SAME GROUP OF REFS was making up for the BS unnecessary roughness call earlier on the drive. In both situations, one call helps/hurts the team's chances of winning, while the second bad call completely screws a team's chance of winning.
@@charleyking8931 thats the point if the tripping call was correct cowboys has the ball inside the lions 20 enstead of the 40!! Cowboys runs the clock down winning 17-13! at least or they end up scoring going up 24-13 winning regardless! yall act like the refs bunched tripping call didnt effect the cowboys with less than 2 mins left!!
Yeah, it can’t be human error. SMH
Ref clearly speaks and nods to Decker. Don't blame the players. This has been done a million times without confusion. Players can't know what ref may or may not be thinking.
When a diversity hire female ref calls a tripping against the wrong team that sets up the opposing team for td. The refs sucked on both sides stop with the delusion that the refs just screwed up with the lions
Edit: breakdown of Hutchinson tripping. ruclips.net/user/shorts1S2FFWOXFLU?si=qiPaPfQOuj23A75C
Exactly
but when he announces the wrong player they 100% should have done/said something. ref screwed up then the lions screwed up.
That's why Dan Campbell explained the whole play before the game started.
LOL, I'm sure that Campbell explained exactly how this game was going to end before the game started
@@jamiebaker1035you realize they run prepared plays right? They practiced that play. They had been having both tackles (70 and 68) reporting as eligible all game. They had a plan and it worked to perfection. The ref fucked up and couldn't live with having made a mistake so he took it out on the Lions.
If ref annouce 68 eligible Cowboys probably cover him. We can't say the play would of worked
Yes, Detroit got screwed by the ref's mistake. But let's not forget that following the penalty against the Lions in which the ball was moved back 5 yards, Dan Campbell should have cut his losses and had his team kick the extra point to tie the score, then try to win the game in overtime. Instead he had them go for the 2-point conversion TWO MORE TIMES.
You are a fool if you think Detroit got screwed. Dallas received a tripping call on their last drive, when in fact Detroit was the culprit. This "bad call" is chaos for sure but when all is said and done it only makes up for that horrendous call against Dallas.
However I do think this entire ref staff should be fired yesterday.
NFL proved your Lions screwed up and didn't do it right. Get over it it happened and it's not going to be reversed. You have to put your hand up and rub your stomach and Decker didn't do it.
So fuckin WHAT?! Fact of the matter IS, HEAD linesman blew it!!!! KARMA is HERE!!! For MATTY, RAMS, AND DALLAS. 😊
Double standard, fuck DALLAS & RAMS. KARMA is RIGHTEOUS"""
In short, the referees fucked up by not listening to the right player, costing the Detroit Lions, the game
I remember in the past hearing that eligible players were announced by the referee over the p.a. system
There is audio and the refs told dallas that #70 was eligible not #68 who caught the TD.
@@jlobiafra Shouldn't a Lion have moved to within earshot and then corrected Allen?
@@moonrich3492 yep that's what I'm saying it was a mistake. It wasn't rigged
It was announced twice over the PA that #70 was Eligible.
You have to love all of the word salad side stepping player-blaming and when you get right down to it, the answer is Detroit did nothing wrong.
They confused the Refs as well as the Cowboys. So, it's their own fault... LMAO!!!
@@johngrant3836 right they literally say"they didn't break any rules, they used good gamesmanship, they went over the play beforehand and did everything they were supposed to do" and then just shrug, laugh, and also in classic form, get a jab in at Dan Campbell like hes a big oaf doofus.
And you believe them???@@N59410 In reality.., we don't know what was said before the game. Sure, they went through the play BUT did they mention that THREE players would approach the Ref as a signal that the Trick Play was coming???? I bet they didn't... LMAO!!!! Bottom line: they tricked the Officiating Crew as well as the Cowboys based on the fact that Number #70 checked in on several plays as an Eligible Receiver... ding ding ding!!!
New video released by the NFL on reporting after the game shows how Skipper was registered as reporting and Decker wasn't. All game, Skipper had been the only one reporting, and every time, he ran off the sidelines toward the official with his left arm raised and right arm tapping his chest(as that is a universal symbol for reporting), and every time the ref recognized it as him reporting, because he was. On the 2pt play, he did the EXACT SAME THING(as another video angle shows), and the ref DID turn and see him running in before Decker ever got close to the ref. Skipper was recognized as eligible before Decker ever got to him because that was how Skipper had been reporting ALL game.
You can even see the ref looking directly at Skipper and pointing at him as he checked in.
The reason a Player has to make a hand gesture & verbally communicate to the Ref is- the hand gesture will be on video. Case Closed. Lions tried some sneaky shit and got caught.
If they had called the tripping penalty correctly against the Lion player and not the Cowboy, this series of plays would have never happened. Dallas would have either scored or ran the clock out
Dallas, terrible clock management. Why are you throwing the 🏈 , instead of running out the clock . 🦁 Had one timeout?
@@myarose2347 Dallas tried to lose this game in so many ways. I agree on that.
Glad to hear these officials at the very least will not be officiating playoff games this year. That's a win not just for the lions but for everyone in the playoffs this year. You want the best officials in place for the playoffs and Brad Allen and his crew rightfully are not on the playoff officiating team. The main thing for Roger Goodell and the nfl is that this is embarrassing for the nfl, because after a great game by two great teams and two great qbs, no one is talking about the lions or the cowboys they're talking about the officials. And yes, I would agree that officials should have to go to a podium and answer questions after a game, the same as players and coaches have to do, having officials have to answer question from the media or from espn ext after a game particularly a game when a official had a big part to play in the outcome, would provide a little bit of accountability to some of these officials.
Not only should they not be allowed to officiate the playoffs, they should have fines in place. If it could possibly hit their pocket book, they'll pay better attention to detail.
I hate poor officiating more than anyone especially those with attitude. In fact, it’s why I stopped watching the nfl. With that said, and another reason I stopped watching is because the game is at a point to where it is nearly impossible to officiate.
Steratore didn’t know the end zone possession rule in a Green Bay game earlier this year. Got it dead wrong. Just like the ref did with the Lions. Professionalize the refs.
Pro refs suddenly become mistake-free? No, does not work that way. They are still the same humans.
Anyone forgeting about the tripping call against the Cowboys which was really against Detroit? That blown call would have sealed the game for the Cowboys.
100%. Go watch the replay! game over at that point. Clock drains, no need for Cowboys to throw to get back into field goal range. They would have been on the 15. Kneel for three plays then kick it, detroit would only have 20 seconds at most to march all the way down for their necessary touchdown without any time outs, rather than 1:45 left for the Touchdown run. Anyways, with the ref announcing to Dallas that 70 reported, that plays into how Dallas defends.
No because he didn’t trip anyone so no flag should have been thrown
@@kevintims1519 yet Dallas got called for the tripping putting them out of field goal range and setting up 1st and 25 at the 44 instead of 2nd and 3 at the 22 with 2:15 left to play in the game.
@@kevintims1519doesn’t matter bro the call alone was a wrong call, tripping whether it connected or not still gets called
Dan Campbell was NOT CONFUSED after the game. He was reciting the EXPLANATION the ref GAVE HIM after screwing up the call.
Dallas was also told that 68 was ineligible to be covered as a reciever. Anything could have happened. The assumption is that they got the touchdown free and clear. No one covered him because he was a lineman
Watch the replay my friend, 68 was covered. If he wasn't cowboys defenders would throw their arms up in the air due to the confusion (which they did not)
@xiaochief318 he wasn't accounted for period. I did watch it. If they had announced the right player, Dallas would had emphasized guarding him just because he was announced. Nothing was sure in that, but no one got robbed. Rewind a bit and they also got the tripping on the wrong team. Game would have ended there.
@@CyD-X watch again and tell me what #6 was doing from cowboys defense if he wasn't covering 68. I guess maybe he just needed to take a shit and decided to cover 68 to the bathroom?...
Take off your biased homer glasses and watch it again
@@xiaochief318 watch the aerial shot no one is covering #68 he runs slightly to the left while everyone else is moving right. All directions given are as if facing the endzone. Donovan Wilson is a few yards in front of and to the right of #68 with his back to #68. #28 for Dallas is at the back middle right part of the endzone and sees Goff look at #68 before throwing and runs towards #68. When Goff throws Wilson turns his head sees #68 wide open and backpedals towards him. Neither player could get close enough to effect the catch even though Goff threw a bit of a floater. While all that is going on #14 for Dallas is staying in front of #70 the player Dallas was told was eligible not rushing the passer just keeping eyes on #70.
The game was 21-20 and we got a loss. Enough said
just be happy the refs got the call wrong the cowboys drive or it would have been 24-13 cowboys!
@user-kd2db8oc6c with all due respect as a ravens fan, Detroit won that game, you guys came out with the physical dub but if one of the worst calls I've seen doesn't happen you guys lose, understand you had 20 seconds left but you have Mccarthy as your head coach who had already messed up the clock to give Detroit the ball back, that was a classic cowboys meltdown to end the season right when Philly was giving them a chance and the refs saved them.
@@jackrosado746 agree which for me makes it a bit easier to handle because we weren't in that game until it really matters. I'll be honest it's more of a dumb call then me being mad over it ha, I mean we're gonna play either LA, Sea, Phi and all look pretty beatable right now
@@jackrosado746 I think a better thing to focus the attention on was how late the flag came into play. The conversation probably would be something we would benefit from hearing play out. If players get fined for criticism it probably should be some consequence as it seems he got the number wrong himself, really strange how they gave them the opportunity to celebrate fully before throwing that out. Makes you really question if maybe they were trying to come up with a reason, As 70 had been eligible a few previous times
Detroit did everything right so they threw a flag. The ref got confused and should have just picked up the flag and replay the 2 point conversion. Instead detroit was penalized because Brad Allen can't comprehend simple words.
The only way this dumb trick would've worked is by confusing the ref! If ref informed the defense that 68 was eligible, then he would've been covered.
"you’re just hoping they happen to not hear that it’s 70" - Dan Campbell
Decker is the one who went up and talked to the ref, Skipper didn't even speak to the ref. Are they trying to say that this is the Lions fault because the ref misunderstood that Decker told him he was checking in as a receiver while Skipper was checking into the game so he "was confused". So the Lions spend 5 minutes talking to the ref to make sure he understands that the guy talking to him was checking in as eligable? It's the refs job to make sure he knows what's going on, the Lions did what they were supposed to do and the ref starting running to the def and looked back seeing Skipper checking in and assumed. Does Skipper even have to inform the ref there that he's checking into the game? No!!! So why would Decker go over to inform the ref. Plus the ref claimed Skipper informed him and Skipper didn't even speak to him. It would seem to be the ref thought Decker was Skipper so you all are protecting him BS!!! Yes, Dan C said he told the refs before
Were you at the game and on the field? If not you have no clue who was talking to whom. You are only repeating what talking heads want you to repete.
That's what I'm saying. You don't know what he heard and what was said. That could have been part of the lions plan to confuse everyone. If you look at why have 3 players come to a ref at or about the same time to report. Furthermore decker was in huddle first then Jared told him to go to ref. Yes, I'm a Cowboys fan and agree that we should have lost before.
@@lasheaburns dude, you can clearly see Goff pointing him toward the ref to check on, you can see Decker says something to him and he did have Penei Sewell with him but Dan Skipper was just running out on the field, the ref didn't even speak to Skipper but claimed Skipper checked in with him. What's more Dan Cambell said he went over the play with the refs before the game and you can read his lips after the play yelling Allen, the ref, I told you, I told you. Plus Skipper didn't even line up in a receiving position, only Decker was. I believe the ref mistook Decker for Skipper because he said Skipper checked in and the ref was running to tell the defense as Skipper was still coming on the field so Skipper couldn't have talked to him. I don't think the ref even looked at the number on the Jersey, they are both big bearded white boys. It was a mistake of the ref in identifying the correct player, he thought Decker was Skipper so that's totally on the ref. The players and coaches may have been trying to confuse the players sending both Decker and Sewell over because Sewell did the same play last year but they weren't trying to trick the refs,they were making the cowboys think Sewell was the target and that's not illegal, that's just trickery and a smart play if you ask me, it worked. The ref is just trying to cover his own ass for screwing things up
@@davidroman1654No, he’s relying on what the coach publicly stated after the game. Put it down to human error. There are numerous games in all sports where the outcome would be different if officiating was perfect.
@robnewsome2407 Show where he actually says something cause there is no angle that shows his mouth moving. How do we know that lions just got trying to trick everyone. Furthermore, if he felt that he did say he was eligible, why was he not making a fuss like Dan and Skipper was? From the angle I see, I see Brad looking at 70 clearly. He head is clearly slanted away from 68, and that other player. Besides, just for the record, they called the 15-yard penalty on yes, and that was clearly Henderson that tripped up Pollard. Which we would possibly score 3, at least making this point mute.
Sorry, the onus is on the offence to make sure they report correctly, the fact Skipper runs directly to the ref as Dekker shouts “reporting, reporting” was an attempt at confusion, if they wanted to avoid it he should shout 68 reporting. Dekker had not reported eligible all game but at that moment does its the moment Skipper who had been reporting all game runs to the ref as well. Brad Allen looks at Skipper as the reporting shout comes and he announces 70 eligible, why didn’t Detroit correct the ref? As much as Brad Allen might have made a mistake, Detroit were as guilty of try to confuse and they got burnt. However they then had 2 further chances to kick the PAT but elect to continue going for the 2-point I have no sympathy.
that game was clearly fixed
Not kicking the extra point is what lost the game for Detroit. You have to be calculated in the decisions you make. The Dallas defense was solid the entire time throughout the game in the red zone. Kicking the extra point ties the game and gives a REAL opportunity to win the game
If you go back to the replay, about 2 seconds before the start of the replay they show here and from a different angle you see #70 running onto the field signaling that he is reporting as eligible. The ref looks and points at him just as this replay starts and #70 drops his arms down (you can see the arms drop and the official pointing in this replay) and the two other players (58 & 68) are not yet close to the ref. The refs job at that point is to immediately go over to the defense and tell them the reporting player (70) so that the defense has time to make an adjustment (which they do and #2 goes out and another player comes on) and then the ref announced to the stadium that #70 is eligible. The Lions sideline had to hear that announcement and could have corrected it, but they didn't. The refs did not miss any call here, they weren't confused, they did exactly what they were supposed to do when a player comes on the field signaling that he is eligible. If anyone screwed up here it was #70 coming on the field signaling he was eligible, or the Lions coaches not telling #70 he wasn't going to be eligible on this play. But also #68 didn't make sure he was reported to the ref. If you watch the play you can see that Cowboys #4 is covering #70 waiting for him to go out and noone covers #68 because he is ineligible. That is the only reason the play worked like it did. This is why there were 2 penalties called on the play: Illegal Touching #68, and Illegal Formation #70. I don't understand how these guys can study the play and not see this unless the only thing they looked at was this camera angle.
Why didn’t Allen inform the crowd and television audience who was eligible. It’s done all the time.
Look again, 58 & 68 were right next to the ref, 70 never got close to the ref. The problem was they ref was looking at 70 running from the sidelines and completely ignored the two other players directly in front of him. Get your glasses checked cowgirls fan.
The main issue is Detroit gets punished an entire win for doing nothing wrong
If Dan wasn't so greedy he could've kicked the XP and taken it to OT.
Yea and have a Dallas kicker who is 34/34 win the game....ok @@972Blake
The issue is if the refs get the tripping call right that shit show at the end never happens!
You're assuming that Dallas would not have covered 68 if he were reported eligible, the only fair thing to do is replay the down. That almost ended up happening after the off sides, so this whole thing ended up costing Detroit 1.5 yards. Much ado about nothing.
Has anyone else noticed how much Brad Allen looks like Murr from Impractical Jokers?
70 signaled that he was reporting... Verbal reporting is not enough
The refs got to be alert and pay attention.. They are the officials they need to not assume but to confirm
So nobody's gonna talk about the phantom tripping call called on Hendershot. We wouldn't even be talking about a bs 2 pt conversion if that wasn't called
Not only not called but not called correctly, if it’s called on the lions which the tape shows a lions player attempting to trip; game over right there 1st and 10 or 1st and goal Dallas.
I was thinking the same thing lmao
Just like nobody's gonna talk about the hold on Jack Cambell on that td pass to lamb in the first quarter.
@@calvinjefferson8552of course they missed that call.. wait.. screwed it up!
You're absolutely correct.. Dallas at minimum would've scored a field goal.. and the Lions would have been left with 29 seconds to score a touchdown!
There's a lot of issues.. but here's the thing.. even after blowing that particular call.. the Lions got two more chances to go ahead!
I'm sure the fans the players the coaches have the right to be disappointed too!
After every thing is said and done.. this game will probably be a rematch in the post season.. and redemption is best served cold!
Meaning.. Lions fans players coaches need to move on.. and the next game.. don't leave it in the refs hands!
That being said.. from my perspective.. they ( the three linemen that approached the ref ) were clearly trying to confuse the Dallas Cowboys.. and it worked.. problem was.. it also confused the ref !
@@6097-d1k oh so we are gonna talk about missed holding calls. What about the blatant hold on Micah parsons on that last td drive
And the Tripping call that wasn't against Dallas when it was Tripping by a Detroit Defensive Lineman that allowed Detroit to even get the Ball is an OUTRAGE!! Crickets! 👂
That part!!!
What about the illegal contact that wasn’t called on St Brown the series before that! CRICKETS
Dan Campbell didn't get confused..... LMAO
He told everyone what the REFS told him.
But that was a rigged call and I'm glad the referee was punished and it's sad because the other refs were also punished. None of those referees can officiate a playoff game....lol
That must suck!
Anyone want to debate this we can!
Big Bill, defending a guy who never looked at 68 while standing in front of him, but acknowledged 70, who was half a field away.
Love how the tripping call never gets talked about. That was the real debacle
Im 32, life long steelers fan. Watched Bill cowher for years, love the guy. Bill cowhers is a sellout, didnt apeak the truth and EVERYONE knows it.
Bill Cowhead is an idiot.
Bill Coward
C’mon, Cowher. Allen blew it. Period.
Blew the tripping call that led to the lions getting an extra chance to come back. This is all meaningless.
@@nodekapunkthe also blew the illegal contact on St Brown the series before that smh
@@brandenvibez6051 not really. You can’t grab a receiver when they’re trying to break away
@@nodekapunk that’s false. Any contact after 5 yards is a foul
Hey I feel like when the referees make a bad mistake they should get penalized like the football
70 gave the physical signal and the other lineman did not do the physical single
Let's get this straight....the Lions would never have had a chance at that last drive if the officials FIRST hadn't called that BS tripping call on Hendershot. But no one is talking about that bad call. Lions were gifted a chance to win. If it was the other way around everyone would be saying how the Cowboys should have never allowed it to be that close and how they should have closed the game out indefinitely so it doesn't come down to a "decision" win. Goal posts are always moved when it comes to the Cowboys.
It's clear what happened. 68 reported and the ref seen 70 there too and made a mistake. Sadly that ref call cost lions the game. 70 was around with 68 to not show the defense 68 is getting the ball.
The erroneous tripping call the put the Cowboys out of field goal range on the previous drive is the only reason Detroit even had that chance.
You don’t get to benefit from bad call, then complain when it doesn’t go your way.
Wow, controlling the narrative via the media. GJ NFL
I disagree with the statement that what Detroit did was against the spirit of the rules. Players have certain numbers so that the other team will know which players are eligible. When a player with an ineligible number wants to be eligible, he reports so that everyone on the field knows which player is eligible. The Lions seemed to be sending three linemen into one spot to confuse the announcement. That's against the spirit of the rules. Put simply, that's cheating. There was no reason for 70 to run at the official at that point. If he wasn't reporting as eligible, he could have gone to the huddle.
If the Lions weren't sending three players to one spot to create confusion but just did that by accident, then the official messed up the whole situation. That's not Detroit's fault, but they shouldn't be allowed to win on a play where the Cowboys were told very clearly by the officials that only number 70 was eligible. Detroit can't claim that they would have scored anyway. If Dallas had known that 68 was supposed to be the eligible receiver, they would have covered him. Maybe he still would have scored. Maybe he wouldn't. Either way, the Cowboys deserved the chance to defend all of the eligible receivers as told to them by the officials. The officials' mistake cost the Lions their chance to win with a trick play, but neither team should be allowed to benefit on that mistake.
When all is said and done, the officials made two game-changing mistakes in the last two minutes. The first of those mistakes was the tripping call against Dallas when the Detroit edge was trying to trip Tony Pollard. If the officials had handled that play correctly, the Cowboys would have run out the clock. If they had allowed Detroit to win on a play where they announced the wrong player as eligible, they would have given Detroit the game on two mistakes in the final two minutes.
That the officials made two such game-changing mistakes in the last two minutes of the game hurts the game of football.
💯 to the tee
I don’t understand why Dallas was passing, especially after their last first down, instead of running the ball. They had somewhere around 3 minutes left on the clock, if I remember right the Lions didn’t have anymore timeouts, yet they continued to pass stopping the clock at every incompletion while they were in the lead. Run the clock out and we don’t have the controversy. If the Lions would’ve went for the extra point after the penalty who knows who would’ve won in overtime. 🤦♂️
The refs made a huge mistake and everyone is trying to cover for them…
They made 2 huge mistakes but if the 1 was correctly called the 2nd would have never happened as cowboys most likely goes up 24-13 or at the least runs the clock out and wins 17-13
Loved this. Only reason I feel for the Lions is the penalty was so late
68 didn’t visually notify by raising arm and patting chest as is required by tackle eligibility rules plain and simple. 70 runs on the field doing it and the ref saw that and declared him and announced over the PA with plenty of time for Campbell or the players to say wait 68 is the tackle eligible . They tried to be tricky and got caught
What about tripping penalty at two minute warning against Hendershot! Call that one correctly and we never get to two point debacle!
I love how you left out the part where Dan Campbell told the refs in detail about this play before the game. 🙄
I have said this for as long as I have been a Lions fan: if we don’t utterly blow out a team in a big game against a league/gambling darling, we get hosed. Every close game against one of these big jersey sellers with an ultra rich heavily invested owner (usually it’s the cowboys) ends up turning on a blown call in a tight spot where it is entirely up to the refs and no one can understand the call. We don’t have a big market, we don’t make the league money, so the calls don’t go our way. Dallas has the kind of fan base and money to pay off these yapping heads the next day, create a narrative that they get paid to create and move on like it was the Lions fault. It’s disgusting and it’s been happening for as long as I can remember.
I.e Calvin Johnson, Heads/tails debacle...seems like the Lions are always on the terrible end of something
Well, if you want to really go down memory lane, the Lions got handed a game to them by the refs back in the 80s, when they had 12 men on the field while kicking a long field goal against the Cowboys. That loss cost Dallas home field advantage, and they had to play the Niners in SF instead of Dallas.
@@tonyhernandez9632 this dude took it back 35 years ago lol bro...
@@seankiesling2054 - well, I decided, "hey, if we're going down memory lane, let's do it right"! LOL! :-)
As a Cowboys fan Detroit got hosed but... If they had reported 68 eligible to the defense there is no guarantee that he would have been open. Since 70 was reported as eligible no one was on 68. With that said it should have been allowed to play out the proper way.
Also the incorrect tripping call before any of this joke even started
The incorrect tripping call is the only Detroit even had that opportunity. The refs screwed up here because they had screwed up earlier and cost the Cowboys a game clinching field goal.
There needs to be accountability!
Why can’t these guys just says the refs fucked up!? Dan Campbell confused the refs? Cmon they blew the call I feel like I’m being gaslit by these analysts blaming everyone else but the ref who is incompetent. ? What am I missing?
You’re missing the fact that the Lions intentionally tried to deceive by sending 3 linemen to the ref. It’s entirely possible that the ref got confused as to who reported. But they did it to themselves by trying to be sneaky. So screw them.
My crappy opinion:
1. Yes, these officials need to do better
2. A real super-bowl winner starts wherever in the playoffs (no matter the seed) and wins it all. Everyone's record is 0-0 in the playoffs. Overcome.