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Were the Detroit Lions robbed of one final chance for a comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Nov. 16?
The Lions were playing from behind the whole second half and played downright bad on offense, but even still, their defense kept them in the game and they had a chance in the final minutes.
It all ended up coming down to a third-and-8 with just 1:51 to play. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts dropped back to pass needing to pick up a first down to extend the game and looked right to wide receiver A.J. Brown and missed the pass high and wide. It seemed like the Lions were getting the ball back with plenty of time to score and a timeout in hand, but then a late flag came in.
The officials called pass interference on Lions cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, giving the Eagles a first down and essentially icing the game. It didn’t take too many replays to see that the call was certainly debatable, as Brown pushed Ya-Sin just as much if not more.
NBC color commentator Cris Collinsworth hated the call.
“That was an absolutely terrible call that’s going to decide this football game,” Collinsworth immediately declared.
The flag wasn’t reviewable and the refs didn’t seem to spend any time debating it, and the Eagles won the game, 16-9.
The consensus certainly seems like the Lions got the short end of the stick, but there was of course no guarantee they would’ve scored to tie.
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