The Lions Were Robbed

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Mark17

When you watch the replay, you see both #68 and #70 approach the official. As Aikman said, there is no reason for a player to do that unless they were reporting as eligible. So, my question is, why was #70 approaching the official, if not to create confusion?

Agreed. You are supposed to motion to the referee that you are eligible and verbally say it as well. #70 motioned to the ref but says he didn't say anything. #68 told the ref he was eligible but didn't make an obvious motion. A third lineman also was hanging out with the ref for no apparent reason.

Sure seems that the Lions were trying to get cute.

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[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Agreed. You are supposed to motion to the referee that you are eligible and verbally say it as well. #70 motioned to the ref but says he didn't say anything. #68 told the ref he was eligible but didn't make an obvious motion. A third lineman also was hanging out with the ref for no apparent reason.

Sure seems that the Lions were trying to get cute.

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Apparently that's what the NFL concluded in a report about the game. While the referee still may have made a mistake, the Lions were trying to confuse things to make Dallas unsure about who they needed to cover.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Apparently that's what the NFL concluded in a report about the game. While the referee still may have made a mistake, the Lions were trying to confuse things to make Dallas unsure about who they needed to cover.

After a review of the known facts, it appears that their own head coach robbed the Lions.

[Cliff Bowman]

I hope the Lions do make the Super Bowl because they have never been there and that would mean the 49er’s and Eagles don’t go, but they got smoked in Baltimore, should have lost twice to the Bears, and were embarrassed at home by the Packers.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I hope the Lions do make the Super Bowl because they have never been there and that would mean the 49er’s and Eagles don’t go, but they got smoked in Baltimore, should have lost twice to the Bears, and were embarrassed at home by the Packers.

Hard to see the Eagles getting there the way they have been playing for the past month.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by jingram058

After a review of the known facts, it appears that their own head coach robbed the Lions.

Haha yep

[StraightRaceCards]

As a cowboys fan, I agree we got lucky there.

Definitely a bad call from the refs!

Lions should have won…