The controversial penalty called on the Detroit Lions that cost them a potential win over the Dallas Cowboys is still a hot topic of conversation as Week 18 approaches.
At issue is whether or not officials were correct in wiping out the two-point conversion that would’ve given Detroit a 21–20 lead and a likely victory. Offensive tackle Taylor Decker caught a pass in the end zone, but was ruled an ineligible receiver, which took the two points off the board and moved the Lions five yards back.
Coach Dan Campbell insisted that the penalty never should have been called because he informed the officiating crew before the game that the Lions would send three linemen to the referee, with one of them checking in as an eligible receiver. Campbell later admitted that the tactic was intended to deceive the Cowboys’ defense.
