Detroit Lions when will the ball drop?

"In the jungle, the mighty jungle the Lions weep tonight"

I am a Cowboy's season tix holder and my wife and I went ahead and picked up the playoff option on our seats and went to the game. I personally saw only 2 Lions fans at the game, and that includes the parking lot that was filled with tailgaters out on the perimeter of AT & T stadium. The one fan that was sitting about 4 rows down from me was wearing a Suh number 90 jersey. Every single time the Lions did something good he would stand up and flex his puny muscles like he was a member of the team. I saw him later after the Cowboys made the last score to go ahead just outside the men's room on the 400 level where our seats were located. I tried to console him about the play in which the flag for pass interference was called. He would have none of it. The irony of somebody wearing a Suh jersey whining about the call. He didn't whine like a "baby-back-bitch" when this nasty thug was reinstated to play in the game. I told him that he should go to the local "Henchman's Store" and find the "Thugs-R-Us" section of that said store and trade in his jersey for an electric blanket to cry on for the rest of the winter. When he was done with it donate it to Suh. Suh can make good use of it to thaw out his feet so he won't stomp on any franchise QB, or kick some unaware schlmiel in the crotch.

As for the Cowboy haters it is a type of schadenfreude that one cannot help enjoy. The haters will have another week of rancid bile festering in the back of their congested throats hoping the same for the Cowboys for their upcoming game with The Pack. Never minding that most of America was turned off about some of the cheap-shot artists employed by the same Lions players, coaches and fans that would ultimately whine about a pass interference call. The game was horribly officiated for both sides. Nobody was satisfied with this particular crew. You should have heard the loud boos that were cascading down from all reaches of the stadium for these bewildered refs. Come to find out, the NFL doesn't promote the best crews to officiate playoff games like the NBA does. They send ONLY those individual officials with the top grades for the season. So there is a feeling out process to new members of a crew just like it is in real life. I hope the NFL will review and change this policy and promote only the best crews to officiate playoff games in the future.

I totally understand Coach Caldwell not liking the non-interference call, but stated there was still time for them to make up for it. Maybe some of the Lions fans should take his queue.? I guess its okay to root for thug players if they are on the team you like? It was gonna suck for anyone to lose this game. That's what the playoffs are all about. From my view, either team could have won this game. They both had ample opportunities to win it. Or lose it. To see Suh weeping during his part of the press conference was ironic to me. Didn't see him openly weeping after trying to break Aaron Rodgers leg while putting his full weight on it. Kinda funny how he went out. The Lions can't at least use the excuse that they didn't lose with their best thug not suiting up.

And yep, the conspiracy theory is already ringing in my head. The Commissioner wanted the Cowboys to win because that thug Sue got reinstated to play. Where was Goodell for the past 18 years in trying to help the Cowboys win in the playoffs and making it to a plethora of Super Bowls? ahahahahahahahaha. ahahahahahahahahaha "The World keeps on turning, but it won't be for long" Stevie Wonder

Fred
Despite the loss I took a much higher road than you Horace (aka Fred). We lost and I make no excuses. Your little insults at Detroit fans are sad.

The national attention on this game was about a flag being thrown and then picked up for no apparent reason. Ex-players, ex-coaches, and officiating experts all thought it was clear pass interference. It was about the referees not your irrelevant team. The NFL needs to get it right moving forward this season and in the future.
Congrats for the Lions playing a great game and turning around that season.

Liondownnow: time to update your avatar
I am sorry my team is more relevant than yours right now Liondown. It was your choice to pick a team filled with thugs. You can either get a team folks actually like or enjoy the karma that comes with rooting for cheap shot artists. Don't hate the player, hate the game

I am sorry in reveling in a team with a bunch of bad apples. Wait, strike that and reverse it. I'm not. It made my year that a bunch of whining fans cheering for a thug team lost!
I could never get lower than the bunch of punks you root for. But nice try. Now get over it!
You are 100% correct. Thank you for enlightening me. That makes the first time this year I am wrong and it is only January 5, just kidding I am wrong about once an hour these days.

Anyway this is from ESPN

"The back judge threw his flag for defensive pass interference," Morelli said in a pool report. "We got other information from another official from a different angle that thought the contact was minimal and didn't warrant pass interference. He thought it was face guarding."

Face guarding is a penalty in college football but not at the pro level. Back judge Lee Dyer threw the flag on Hitchens from the far side of the field. Head linesman Jerry Bergman offered the different -- and ultimately deciding -- view.

Morelli said he should have waited before making the initial announcement.

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Originally posted by: Tutontow
OMG I just saw the video of the blown call. There is no gray area, the defender never even turned around and looked for the ball.



Except for the one disputed call, the game was well officiated. Just because the fans booed some calls, it does't mean the calls were wrong.

Officiating mistakes happen, much like like dropped passes, fumbles, interceptions, missed blocks and tackles.

The cowboys have had their share of bad citizens, past and present. Dez bryant needs a bodyguard to keep him out of trouble
Most fans follow a team from the area they area they are from or the area they currently live. I do not change teams..lol. I am proud of our season and have never posted excuses or sour grapes. We lost. If you want to flex your muscles from behind a keyboard then go for it.

I know of Dez's problems but let us not forget Randle shoplifting underwear this season. It is easy to throw stones.

ESPN Reports- NFL Head of Officials stated that holding should have been called against Dallas.

I am glad it was not the Super Bowl no matter which teams were playing. They need to find a way to prevent things like this from happening. They are going to miss calls in almost every game but once a flag is thrown and another ref disagrees they need to have a way to get it right (at least in playoff games).

Holding on Dallas
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