A major officiating gaffe in the second quarter of Saturday night's NFC wild card game cost the Detroit Lions a potential touchdown that would have given the team a 14-point lead over the New Orleans Saints.
The play featured a bizarre combination of shoddy in-play officiating and confusing post-play interpretations that left viewers and television analysts baffled.
Drew Brees dropped back to pass on a second down from Detroit's 36-yard line and was hit by Willie Young of the Lions. The ball fluttered in the air, landing near a pile of Detroit defenders. A whistle blew the play dead while the ball was still free, an instant before a Lions defender picked up the ball with a clear path to the end zone.
Brees, Saints shred Lions in wild-card showdown
The play featured a bizarre combination of shoddy in-play officiating and confusing post-play interpretations that left viewers and television analysts baffled.
Drew Brees dropped back to pass on a second down from Detroit's 36-yard line and was hit by Willie Young of the Lions. The ball fluttered in the air, landing near a pile of Detroit defenders. A whistle blew the play dead while the ball was still free, an instant before a Lions defender picked up the ball with a clear path to the end zone.
Brees, Saints shred Lions in wild-card showdown
The pass was ruled incomplete and the Saints hurried to the line, trying to get a play off before officials could change their mind. After a brief zebra conference, it was determined that the ball had been dislodged from Brees' hand before he threw, thus making it a live ball. Since Detroit clearly recovered the fumble, the Lions were awarded the ball on their own 35-yard line.
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