Crew Who Botched End Of Lions-Cowboys Literally Called A Penalty On The Wrong Team The Drive Prior

It’s not often when you screw up a game-deciding call and that’s not even your biggest blunder of that game – heck, that quarter.

On the second to last drive of the game where the Cowboys would finish with a 43-yard Brandon Aubrey FG, Dak Prescott handed the ball off to Tony Pollard who escaped Lions DE Aiden Hutchinson who attempted to trip the RB.

The official threw his laundry but the tripping penalty was called and asses to the Dallas Cowboys.

Make it make sense.

Here is video of that initial first-down play, reviewed by ESPN, showing that Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson — not Cowboys TE Hendershot — should have been the one flagged for attempting to trip Tony Pollard. Instead, Dallas penalized. pic.twitter.com/fkCuF3ChW6

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2023

This is the play the drive before the final drive where Dallas was called for tripping when it’s clear it was not on them

Their own incompetence led to more incompetence, which sounds about right pic.twitter.com/kUbsBgS2q1

— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) December 31, 2023

The crew for the game has since been stripped of officiating any playoff games this season as punishment from the league for the debacle.