ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared an interesting tidbit that makes the NFL and its officials look awfully bad right now.
The Detroit Lions’ game-winning two-point conversion try against the Dallas Cowboys late in Saturday’s game was called back on an “ineligible man downfield” penalty against offensive lineman Taylor Decker.
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However, video footage suggests that Decker indeed reported as eligible before the attempt. The Lions’ final two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful, and the Cowboys just barely squeezed out a 20-19 victory.
As Schefter noted, Brad Allen’s officiating crew was assigned to the Cowboys-Lions game. This is the same crew that, Schefter previously reported, was set to “be under increased scrutiny” for Week 14 after several missed calls in the Kansas City Chiefs-Green Bay Packers Week 13 game.
This same officiating crew tonight.
Again.https://t.co/yFfgziVFOm— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2023
Just another reminder that the NFL has a long way to go in fixing the quality of its officiating system…