Well Bear fans, you guys got lucky. If it hadn't been for a ridiculous rule the Lions would have (and should have) won the game. The rule basically says that a receiver has to have possession of the ball from the first time he touches it all the way through until the play comes to a stop. Well, the only problem with that, in this case, is that there is also a rule that says once the ball breaks the plane of the goal line and is in possession of a player it is a touchdown. So, which rule takes precedence over the other?
Calvin Johnson clearly was in possession of the football from the moment it touched his hands until he let go of it on the ground. Yes, I said let go of it, because that's what he did. He didn't lose control of it, he let go of it after he realized he had scored. He was using the ball to get up off the ground and then let go of it because he realized he had just scored the winning touchdown. No problem, right? Well the booth reviewed it and made the decision that his actions violated this ridiculous rule. Wrong! Bad call! Boooooo!
Calvin Johnson's nickname is Megatron because he is so strong. There are very few people who could rip that ball out of his hands. He is super strong and showed it by grasping the football with his one monstrous hand. He is a stud of an athelete. He had no problem keeping possession of that football. The officials unfortunately didn't see it that way.
Was it a bad decision to use the football to get up? Yes. Was it a bad decision to leave it on the turf? Yes. Did the officials make the right call in overturning the touchdown? No way! In any NFL season prior to this one, that would've been a touchdown. Why is the NFL making it more difficult to enjoy the game? Why are they coming up with these ridiculous rules that slow the game down and have huge impacts on individual games? The NFL is driving itself into the ground with these rules. Just let them play.
Until next time . . .
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