Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Monday that his team did in fact try to dupe the Dallas Cowboys during their trick play in the game’s final moments that was controversially called back.
The Lions coach elected to go for a two-point conversion and the win on Saturday with his team trailing 20–19 in the game’s final seconds, and it appeared as if Detroit had taken the lead after Jared Goff completed a pass to offensive tackle Taylor Decker (No. 68).
However, officials wiped the play away and said Decker never reported as eligible—something Campbell, Goff and Decker all deny. Dallas held on to win the game, thanks in part to the call.
