The Detroit Lions had the perfect play drawn up for their final two-point conversion against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night.
After scoring a touchdown in the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the Cowboys, offensive tackle Taylor Decker would report as an eligible receiver. Tackle Dan Skipper would pretend to report eligible and QB Jared Goff would throw the ball to Decker. Win.
However, officials threw a flag, negated the play, and informed Lions coach Dan Campbell that Decker had not reported. The Lions then failed to convert on the following play and the Cowboys won the game.
After the game, Lions head coach Dan Campbell was heated during his postgame press conference, pacing back and fourth, crumpling up paper and trying his best to control his emotion.
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Numerous television angles appeared to capture Decker reporting or at least attempting to report, but Campbell said the officials told him they recognized Skipper reporting.
“(Skipper) reported, (Decker) didn’t, we threw it to (Decker), that was the explanation,” Campbell said.
