![]() Sorry Lions fans, you definitely got screwed…again. The NFL should be ashamed by many things that happened today. 'You guys have all heard, ‘Oh, spread offense, fast, they go high-tempo, all that stuff,' Lions. ![]() ![]() The NFC champions winning that game is more profitable down the road than an underrated Lions team from a smaller fan market winning the game as they truly did. In 24 games, he completed 68.8 of his passes with 58 touchdowns to just five interceptions. It is becoming harder each year to believe the NFL is not making calls based on profits rather than what actually happens on the field. In this case the system exploited the team. It was drafted to stop teams from exploiting the system. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff fires a tight-window throw to former teammate and Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. The runoff is not intended to penalize the team that did nothing wrong. Even if you agree with the change and I absolutely do not then the right thing to do would have been to spot the ball and then start the clock. Granted, it would have been hard to do but much easier than the 0% chance given them by the league office. If DBC had been the initial ruling, the Lions would have at least had the chance to line up and snap the ball. The play was over because the official said it was a TD, not because it was down by contact. Since all TDs are reviewed, I see no reason for the runoff. I saw neither on the replays I have seen.įor those complaining about the refs…that change was made in New York, NOT on the field. For that to be called the contact must have happened AFTER the receiver had possession of the ball AND the player needed to have a knee/elbow/whatever contact the ground BEFORE the ball crossed the plane. There is no way any reasonable person can watch that replay and say there was “indisputable evidence” (required to change a call) that it was wrong. It was a good performance by the Lions, but it was also a statement by the Falcons that they’re still the best team in the NFC. Matthew Stafford led yet another impressive fourth-quarter drive, falling just short on that game-winning touchdown. Matt Ryan threw three interceptions, although two of them were on tipped passes and not Ryan’s fault. It instead turned into a thrilling win for the Falcons, who improve to 3-0.ĭevonta Freeman had a big game for the Falcons, running for 106 yards and catching three passes for 32 yards. It was a heartbreaking loss for the Lions, who appeared to have their biggest win of the season. Because there were only eight seconds remaining when Tate was originally ruled to have scored, the runoff ended the game. By NFL rule, when the clock was stopped only because of a call that was then overturned, there’s an automatic 10-second runoff. And then came instant replay.Īfter Golden Tate appeared to score a game-winning touchdown with eight seconds left, an instant replay review ruled that Tate’s knee was down before the ball crossed the goal line. The Lions had what appeared to be another incredible fourth-quarter comeback victory today in Detroit.
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