The BIGGEST INSTANT REPLAY CONTROVERSY in Monday Night Football HISTORY | Raiders @ Lions (1990)

In a 1990 week 14 game on Monday Night Football at the Pontiac Silverdome between the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Raiders, the referees, with instant replay available at their disposal, did not utilize it properly on the biggest play of the game, screwing over the Lions in the process. And to say that there was outrage about this, especially after a nine-minute review earlier in the game, would be an understatement. This is the story behind the controversy regarding instant replay and MNF.
NOTE: The blue filter on some of these clips was, unfortunately, the only way I could get this one uploaded, as it was the least intrusive filter that prevented this video from getting blocked
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Members of the 1990 Lions:
Rich Karlis
Eddie Murray
Jim Arnold
Rodney Peete
Andre Ware
Bob Gagliano
Barry Sanders
Terry Taylor
Mel Gray
Jason Phillips
Sheldon White
Darren Carrington
Herb Welch
Bruce McNorton
Bruce Alexander
James Wilder
William White
Bennie Blades
Ray Crockett
Chris Oldham
John Miller
LeRoy Irvin
Toby Caston
Niko Noga
Mark Brown
Kevin Glover
Chris Spielman
Mike Cofer
Victor Jones
George Jamison
Jimmy Williams
Mike Utley
Dennis McKnight
Eric Sanders
Eric Andolsek
Ken Dallafior
Dan Owens
Harvey Salem
Lomas Brown
Keith Ferguson
Mike Farr
Robert Clark
Aubrey Matthews
Richard Johnson
Jeff Campbell
Terry Greer
Mark Duckens
Marc Spindler
Jerry Ball
Jackie Cline
Lawrence Pete
Jeff Hunter
Kevin Brooks
Dennis Gibson
Tracy Hayworth
Wayne Fontes (head coach)

[@cheetohands9]

Refs screwing over the Lions? Naw that’s never happened before in the history of the NFL

[@Parker-time]

You see the NFL has adapted since then, now they don't even try damage control. They'll ignore it or fine you for daring to call them out.

[@DolFan316]

Mirrors society as a whole. Blatant corruption now happening right in the open on a regular basis.

[@bigkkm]

When I saw the title card and then the length of the video, I just assumed that this was part one of a fifty part series.

[@MrInterVention149]

Absolutely loved the intro of this video. But this is the sad truth of the Lions. Always the horrible joke in the league and always screwed out of victory.

[@christopherengel7436]

Not only do the Lions have some of the hardest luck on the field ever the refs also enjoy "adjusting" the outcome of here games as if they were watchingng the line or the over/under.

[@tigercap100]

You should see the 2014 playoff game vs Dallas!

[@christopherengel7436]

@@tigercap100 oh no I watched and remember that absolute sh*t show. "America's Team" not in Detroit and not in Philadelphia. Of course a Cowboys fan will tell you they never get the calls.

[@michiganpride389]

@@tigercap100 as bad as that call was.. the worst part came a couple hours after the game was over. When photos began to surface of the officials who called that game "celebrating" in the owners box with the cowboys players, cheerleaders, and a ton of champagne... does come off suspicious AT ALL. And to make it worse. It was because of how the lions season ended due to this, that Suh left in free agency and the defense was dismantled in the off-season.. the Cowboys got their Karma coming around to bite them in the ass the next week. Had the lions of gotten the win instead of Dallas that night. I'm pretty positive that the lions would've won the next week as well. Which would've put them in the NFC championship game

[@robertkeefer1552]

The Bobby Layne curse is still in effect.

[@CKO92]

Correction: the incompetent ownership curse is still in effect.

[@jeffreymanier0]

Its ironic that this happened in a game against two teams that i personally think have been screwed by refs the most in nfl history

[@RetroJR3379]

Yea and for once the Raiders was on the other side

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

I'm not a Lions fan but even I can see that the refs have had it out for them for forever.

[@cancerstinks1]

God has had it out for them forever. They’re the Lions

[@RicoBurghFan]

@@cancerstinks1 They've had it out for themselves forever.

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

@@cancerstinks1 despite the fact that they have good ass uniforms.

[@tigercap100]

You should see the 2014 playoff game vs Dallas!

[@SkunkApe407]

Sure, 0-16 was because the refs are mean.🙄

[@82dorrin]

And this was the very last time the Detroit Lions ever got blatantly screwed over by terrible officiating. The End.

[@trentongeth8701]

What’s about that Playoff game in 2014 with the Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowgirls. Picking up the flag on the pass interference call.

[@bobbillbury7377]

As a Lions fan just reading the thumbnail of "How the refs screwed over the Lions" my mind was immediately hit with at least 8 examples in recent history

[@ugondisnesruns9436]

I've been a Lions fan my whole life. Thankyou for acknowledging the multiple instances. Personally, this one isn't the worse, but understand the Monday Night category. Great job. Great videos.

[@TecMatt]

Wait you mean to tell me the refs screwed the Lions over??? Say it ain't so!!

[@CKO92]

Are you kidding? The refs are probably the only reason this game wasn't a 75-0 blowout in favor of the Raiders. Left to their own devices the Lions would walk the wrong way down a one-way street. Look up "incompetence" in the dictionary and you'll find the entire Detroit Lions payroll.

[@TecMatt]

@@CKO92 no doubt. I grew up a Lions fan and watching them some days was like watching someone run head first into a brick wall, get up, and do it again

[@jasonfire3434]

Instant replay and screwing over the Lions, name a better duo

[@marquan1976]

Lions Fans: This is our year Instant Replay: Upon further review…..

[@derektorres9275]

Lions getting screwed by the refs? As a fan I'm sadly used to it

[@CKO92]

Let me repeat: nobody does a better job of screwing the Lions than the Lions themselves. The last time they did anything right in a meaningful game we were fighting Saddam in Kuwait; the last time they had an actual shot at a league championship JFK was helping Jackie pick out drapes for the White House main bedroom. The real jinx on the Lions isn't the Curse of Bobby Layne, it's the Curse of Abysmal Ownership. If this team were an episode of "Bar Rescue" the 2008 season would have been the moment when Jon Taffer yelled "SHUT IT DOWN!"

[@jonhu4127]

This is probably the fourth worst call I've seen to the detriment of the Lions. Had it been any other team, I'm sure the refs would have gotten it right and my Raiders would have had a much harder time picking up the W

[@aarondersnah863]

I was hoping the video would include the referee's announcement of the penalty on this play, because it's something you don't hear very often and would have added to the absurdity of the situation: "Intentional grounding, Number 73, offense..."

[@dominickgaramella6431]

Your videos keep getting funnier. I've been subscribed for over a year now, you're getting more comfortable and I love it

[@nasetvideos]

Excellent video--Your analysis and the way you described the controversy were fantastic. As always, wonderful story-telling and a really interesting story to tell. Nice job!

[@UfodexENMD]

You could make an entire series on the refs screwing the Lions

[@cirovelasquez153]

You think?

[@UfodexENMD]

@@cirovelasquez153 we'll call it Lions Gate

[@cirovelasquez153]

@@UfodexENMD I love it

[@tigercap100]

2014 playoff game vs Dallas!

[@cirovelasquez153]

@@tigercap100 Don't remind me

[@rrrob19]

I wonder if the fact that two of the opposing running backs in this game-Bo Jackson and Napoleon McCallum- had devastating, career ending leg injuries contributed to Barry Sanders’ decision to retire early.

[@matthewdaley746]

Partially, Lions, more, however.

[@jab1289]

@@matthewdaley746 Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson wanted to go somewhere else and finish their careers, and they were blocked from doing so. Also, I heard something once about how Barry didn't want to play for Bobby Ross anymore.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@jab1289 The Dolphins, apparently, were, willing to trade an enormous package, for, him, the Lions dismissed them, out of hand, so, that's one, more, thing you can add to their, truly, long list of offenses.

[@wallyman292]

Nah. It was management. Plain and simple.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@wallyman292 A group effort, implosion.

[@CTubeMan]

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about a Dolphins-Jets game from earlier in the season when the officials overruled a call twice on a play.

[@DolFan316]

Officials did a great job on that one though 😎

[@JayTemple]

Not everyone can pull of a double-fake intro like that, but you manage every time!

[@ThePrufessa]

That's crazy. this game wasn't even in another video recently done on I think five points that went through the biggest calls that screwed the Lions over.

[@fredleeland2464]

Refs tend to do this to the Lions

[@CKO92]

More like the Lions tend to do this to the Lions. They make the Cleveland Browns look like a well-oiled machine.

[@bigdaddymlora]

The lions always get roobed

[@DolFan316]

And robbed as well, mainly by rubes.

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

As a lifetime Lions fan, on those rare occasions when the Lions aren't completely screwing themselves, the officials will generally step in and assist them.

[@andrewgrove1691]

2012 on Thanksgiving vs the Texans?

[@itz-luigi1210]

As a lion fan, I really like you and your channel

[@Subbuteohobby]

For the récord, the umpire of this game, Art Demmas (#78), was chosen to officiate in the Super Bowl after this season.

[@SamFergusonNE]

I was at this game. The Barry vs Bo show. Also there: more fights in the stands than I could count. 30-40?

[@peacefrog0521]

I was there too! My first NFL game. Weird wild night.

[@WilbertAdams1]

Wait what?!

[@MarshallYTGaming]

"The BIGGEST INSTANT REPLAY CONTROVERSY" If it wasn't for JaguarGator9 actually putting the game in the title, we'd be here all day wondering "Which one" lol.

[@timburr4453]

just clickbait

[@jimsturm2061]

10:43 even better you could have had at least THREE Genesis Halftime shows during that time!!

[@CTubeMan]

If I haven’t done so yet, welcome to the faculty lounge!

[@jovongarrison974]

The Lions being screwed by the refs are nothing new. Also, this was one heck of game. This game was called the Barry and Bo show.

[@richardsiemion5903]

Life long lions fan. Didn’t take me long to remember all 3 of these. I predicted the two most recent things happening before it did “the refs will find a way to make us lose.” (I wasn’t jaded in 1990) It starts to get ridiculous. I gotta go back to the one time we beat Baltimore to when we got all the Calls. No kidding. I didn’t even feel sorry for them. You think statistically it’ll happen more often than once every 20 years. Thanks for covering this one. Good work.

[@stephenholloway6893]

The refs wanted the Lions to lose plain and simple otherwise one, they shouldn't took over 9 minutes to determine where the ball was after the failed 4th down attempt by the Lions and two, they should had waited to see if anymore footage of the fumble was available before deciding if the Raiders could keep the ball or not. Especially if they had time before the 2 minutes were up.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Wasn't the coin-toss controversy game one that also involved the Lions (Steelers vs. Lions, I believe) in a MNF match-up?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Thanksgiving

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

...turns out it was a Thanksgiving game, and this time the controversial call went in favor of the Lions rather than against.

[@pronkb000]

Of course, batting or lateraling the ball back to a running back wouldn't have done the Lions any good regardless--it was 4th down. The only person who could pick the ball up and actually advance it was Rodney Peete.

[@pronkb000]

If there's one thing replay would have to look at, it would maybe to see if the Raiders actually picked the ball up and possessed it. I'm not entirely sure how change-of-possession rules work on 4th down and if a subsequent fumble allows the offense to actually advance it. And it's hard to tell from the filtered footage if that was even a conceivable possibility.

[@CTubeMan]

In that situation the ball gets spotted at the worse spot for the fumbling team.

[@chuckbarber8792]

Good thing you added the in MNF History. I would say the blown PI call In the Aint’s and Rams game couple years ago. Would be the biggest blown call or instant replay. F@#*! Up of all time!!! IMO…

[@jasong428]

Even 32 years later Lions home games have weird copyright issues.

[@erichillston]

Love the 90’s blocked channel filter

[@crittoneida958]

3rd time is the charm........hilarious opening bro. Love ur content

[@marcdaley]

That 2 minute ruling.....yeah, that was more of a suggestion. Disappointed that no one yelled "FREE BIRD" during this debacle.

[@Lonewolf026]

I'm a lions fan and every year when the new schedule comes out I think to myself, what game will the refs screw the lions?

[@stevenbauer4799]

usually a gb game where pack and a rod always get a few calls that go their way.

[@CKO92]

I think you meant to say "what game will the Lions find a new way to blow a lead?".

[@jimnfl7134]

and what game will the Referees help out Tom Brady!

[@motownphill10]

Try both Green Bay games, for starters🤣

[@PeteTheRock2002]

I was actually at that game live at Lambeau between the Lions and Packers. Watching from the stands, I didn't realize the calls on Trey Flowers were bad until I watched the replay back home.

[@matthewdaley746]

If it makes you feel any better, the, Seahawks, only, won, one, SB, and, does anybody really think that these Packers, are, going, to, win, another, one, most, likely, not.

[@PeteTheRock2002]

@@matthewdaley746 Keep in mind, I'm a Packers fan, and I had believed Flowers just gave us the game. I celebrated with Crosby after his game-winning kick.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@PeteTheRock2002 Too bad Mason Crosby, usually, wins Games, for, the, other, team, sad.

[@PeteTheRock2002]

@@matthewdaley746 Name another team Crosby has played for.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@PeteTheRock2002 He plays, for, the Packers, and, the team frequently, wins, in, spite, of him, and, loses, because, of him, worst, K, to, win, a, SB, period.

[@georgenewman4464]

It was a Thursday night game rather than a Monday, but the prologue to this video still probably should have included the utterly corrupt ending to the Packers-Lions game on December 3, 2015, in which officials invented an entirely fictional facemask foul for the purposes of prolonging the game for an untimed down, on which Aaron Rodgers threw a successful 61-yard Hail Mary for a walk-off touchdown. It's by far the most blatant official favoritism I've ever seen in an NFL game, and once again the Lions got screwed by it.

[@matthewdaley746]

Kind of, like, how, in that Playoff Game, against, the Cardinals, the Packers' defenders couldn't stop the Cardinals' cheerleaders, but, they, (and, he), blamed the, loss, entirely, on a coin that failed to flip.

[@travismiller4320]

It seems Detroit Lions fans are made to suffer. Dez Bryant whines about the playoff game in Green Bay and conveniently forgets about Detroit game the weekend before.

[@danlange8777]

As a 50 year old, life long Lions fan I just want to thank you for this video! Detroit vs Everybody

[@markbrian7179]

The Detroit Lions went from Honolulu blue and silver to seething red.

[@angc214]

This is bad. I saw a play where the opposing team threw a pass that was caught. Then the receiver took a hit and lost the ball. Lions recover inside the 20 yard line. Refs ruled it incomplete. Then said incomplete pass calls are not reviewable. Receiver caught the ball, had control of it, and took a step before getting hit. Don't get me started on the Calvin Johnson rule. The Lions are bad enough on their own. Why do the refs feel their opponents need a helping hand?

[@OsmosisMiller]

That open was a chef's kiss. Well done

[@Larry_Harvilla]

I distinctly remember this game as one of the few times I actually got to watch a Lions home game in that era, and the extraordinary measures taken to allow same. The Silverdome's capacity of 80,500, the awful Lions teams of the 1980s, and the NFL blackout rule meant that Metro Detroiters like then-10-year-old me never got to see Lions home games on television. I actually looked forward to the annual trips to Tampa because that was the only time I would ever see the Lions' Honolulu blue jerseys. (The then-Creamsicle Bucs mostly, but not exclusively, did the white at home thing, especially early in the season. The blackout rule, for the young'ins who don't remember it, forced network affiliates within a 75-mile radius of the stadium to black out a game that had not sold out by 72 hours before kickoff.) As the week prior to this game moved along, the Lions were slowly inching closer to a sell-out, but a few thousand tickets still remained. The 9:00 pm start time of MNF meant that the tickets had to be sold by 9:00 pm the previous Friday. As that day went on, the number of unsold tickets was shrinking, but reaching zero by 9:00 pm was looking unlikely. Detroit's ABC affiliate, WXYZ-TV, perhaps sensing a ratings gold mine, made the decision during its 5:00 pm newscast that Friday to buy the remaining 2,500-ish tickets and donate them to Boys & Girls Clubs of Michigan. The move ensured that this game could be shown by the Detroit, Lansing, and Flint ABC affiliates, drawing much better ratings than whatever locally programmed movie they would have run otherwise, and WXYZ also won praise for the goodwill gesture of donating the tickets to children's charities. The decision was made during the planning stages of the construction of Ford Field to significantly reduce its seating capacity from that of the Silverdome, largely ending the blackout rule's once iron grip on the Lions. Ford Field seats about 65,000, instead of the Silverdome's 80,500 capacity. Even during the 0-16 2008 season, I think the Lions only failed to sell out Ford Field once.

[@efinden]

I feel sorry for the Lions. They always get bad calls

[@ballhawk387]

When the title includes "refs screwed over", one has to expect the Lions to be the screwee.

[@diamonddog13]

I wouldn't say this was the worst screw job against the Lions on MNF. It's far from certain they would have won the game had the call been right, whereas the other screw jobs were far more likely to have turned the outcome.

[@CKO92]

Don't kid yourself. The Lions would have lost those games no matter which way the calls went. As I've alluded to elsewhere in this comments section, this franchise is a master class in how NOT to run a professional sports organization. From the Ford family all the way down to the guy who refills the concession stand coffee machines, they radiate ineptitude like an erupting volcano blasts out lava.

[@KN_1]

You could do a whole series on refs screwing the Lions.

[@CKO92]

Or you could, I don't know, acknowledge the harsh truth that this franchise is a Chernobyl-level disaster run by the most incompetent ownership in American professional sports.

[@thomasb-o6j]

I don’t understand why you had to put a filter on this video, but not others.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Copyright system on KZbin with the NFL is super weird. I’m right there with you. If you ever wondered why you can’t find this game on KZbin, even though it was nationally televised and was a great game, that’s why

[@aaronholcomb237]

So there were 3 Heisman winners in this game? How often does that happen?

[@chrisguardiano6143]

It wasn't until the controversy surrounding the Seahawks-Jets game in 1998 (that cost the Seahawks a playoff spot) that instant replay returned.

[@matthewdaley746]

It, did, not, however, cost Dennis Erickson his job, he, was, going to get fired the season, before, but, won, his, last, Game, if he hadn't, "won," two, National Championships, (with, Jimmy Johnson's players), he's, never, coaching the Seahawks to begin, with, to say nothing, of what, a, horrible person, he is.

[@RetroJR3379]

I remember seeing this game but I forgot about that play

[@ravenheaven2425]

Seems like anything that bears the name Detroit is asking for a screwjob. This game, SB XL, the games against Seattle and Green Bay.

[@matthewdaley746]

Perhaps, but, what goes around comes around, the teams that would benefit from those gaffes, would, both, win, only, one, SB, each.

[@charlesbland1073]

The video is dark. Please brighten.

[@Dalton1294]

The moment Salem picked the ball up the play should've been ruled dead

[@marvinwalker2368]

The video is so dark I can’t see all the action

[@Jason_Maier]

@Official JaguarGator9 All three calls mentioned here were so obviously wrong, but which do you think was the absolute worst? And of course, you can't call out the officials or the NFL will fine you. And as far as filtering to avoid videos getting blocked, I don't mind. You could go a more smart ass route and not show actual video for stretches and have a title card saying "Due to the NFL not understanding the four components of Fair Use, I am forced to use this card".

[@RetroJR3379]

Great video but the blue filter is annoying

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Agreed. Unfortunately, there was nothing I could do. That was the least intrusive filter I could use to avoid having the vid get blocked

[@RetroJR3379]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 Make sense but still loved the video especially seeing the famous helmet clashing. 😀

[@francis1971]

I reckon every time the Lions get dudded of the win the referees run to the dressing rooms with a police escort.

[@stevengrvp]

lions getting screwed

[@jeremycrandall2899]

What’s up with the highlights going back and forth from light to dark???

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Only way to avoid the video getting blocked by the NFL

[@jeremycrandall2899]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 I had a feeling that mighta had something to do with it. Thanks for the explanation.

[@thechrisde]

wait, what the heck were those penalty calls? Illegal grounding and illegal block?

[@aarondersnah863]

Not only was it grounding, but it was announced as "Intentional grounding, Number 73, offense..."

[@jordza2k11]

And 3 decades later as a neutral it’s still happening

[@chadwickwhite6107]

Well it DOESN'T SURPRISE ME that the Detroit Lions are a 39.6 and should just SPIKE the football into the ground on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play. What SURPRISES ME is that the have the NERVE to BLAME the REFEREES. This is WHY there is Live NFL TRIVIA EVERY Wednesday night on TWITCH. Test YOUR football KNOWLEDGE and win CASH PRIZES NOW!!!!

[@Vercingetorix525]

Wheres brandon perna??

[@luisreyes1963]

Those Detroit Lions can never catch a break. 🤷‍♂️

[@marcus813]

The replay official should've been more patient given that this was a possible change of possession that happened. I doubt that the Lions would've made the playoffs even if the official saw the money angle, but that was a huge botch.

[@wallyman292]

Almost makes you wonder if the fix wasn't in, doesn't it. . .

[@msmith42001]

Lions were in the nfc title game the next season

[@misterinadequate3518]

May I ask when the Refs did not screw the Lions in any game? I'm sure there must be one...surely?

[@CKO92]

Blaming the refs for the Lions' inability to draft properly or game-plan with any degree of intelligence is like blaming the lifeguards at Waikiki Beach for Pearl Harbor. They're a joke, they've been a joke since the day William Clay Ford assumed ownership of the franchise, and they'll be a joke until somebody finally manages to pry the Ford family's greasy mitts off it.

[@stevenbauer4799]

this game on mnf wasn't on in detroit/90 miles of thanks to nfl black out rule so many missed the call. abc affiliate showed 'the longest yard'-per the norm-instead. and i mean the burt reynolds classic. not the sandler re-made crap. 'game ball'.

[@williamrogers7974]

Not a double standards, the idiots took 9 min. This had to be quick from that point on, in other words, made huge mistake being so slow on the first one, because they have a limit a network on length of game,, way over-scrutinized the first replay, which didn't realky sway anything

[@toddbiesel4288]

Also not the first time the Raiders benefited from a bad replay decision.

[@johnjfaber11]

lions gwt screwes? no way

[@fredricclack7137]

Nearly EVERY 🎮😡🦁

[@DC8091]

The Green Bay Hackers! Their best players wear black & white stripes

[@nealmccorkle3681]

the "fail mary" was an off drop since it was ruled according to the rules. But yes, the Lions have been robbed alot.

[@RetroJR3379]

That was a fumble and it shouldve been Lions ball. Not saying Detroit would win but it would've at least gives the Lions a shot

[@CKO92]

The Lions would have found some other way to blow the game.

[@forestgeorge8855]

Respectfully, Flowers was grabbing at the face mask.

[@matthewdaley746]

Yeah, and, respectfully, in theory, you could call, Holding, on every single play, there's, really, truly, such a thing as, "discretion," drat.

[@matthewdaley746]

@DEZZNUTZ 1001 Lions, are, reamed, drat.

[@DatOneRadDad]

Detroit verse The World!

[@johnwiesner9590]

It was in the following season that the Lions got their only playoff win over the last 64 seasons. The 1990 Raiders and 1991 Lions were certainly two of the worst teams in the history of the NFL to play in a conference championship game.

[@matthewdaley746]

Against, a, team, that, won, three, of, the, next, four, SBs, and, never, lost, another, Playoff, Game, with, that, particular, coach, amazing.

[@johnwiesner9590]

@@matthewdaley746 Jimmy Johnson's final NFL game was a 62-7 playoff loss to the Jaguars, the most lopsided NFL playoff game over the last 80 years. It was also Dan Marino's final NFL game.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@johnwiesner9590 Cowboys, never, lost, again, with, him, that's, what, I, said.

[@matthewdaley746]

@DEZZNUTZ 1001 I know, which makes their, victory, all the, more, ironic, seeing as Jimmy Johnson, never, lost, another, Playoff, Game, with, the Cowboys, and, they, won, another, SB, after, he left.

[@ChrisTrebs]

Whaaaaaaaat? Lions getting screwed by the refs? Neverrrrrrrrrr🙃

[@carloscolon3331]

So how many times has the refs screwed the lions over

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Third time’s a charm

[@forestgeorge8855]

However, the Lions did get cheated out of those other two plays. Both the Seahawks and Raiders game. The Green Bay one is questionable, but there was a face mask grab …Not saying it warranted a penalty; but upon further review … I wouldn’t call it a total snow job.

[@matthewdaley746]

I wish I had your charity, as, for, the Seahawks, it, was, 2015, and, the Seahawks got a lot of absurd, "wins," where they, were, outplayed, it's almost, like, the officials, already, knew things, were, about to come apart at the seams.

[@matthewdaley746]

@DEZZNUTZ 1001 Correct, Lions, victims, repeatedly.

[@timothyfannin6929]

Well the lions are just awful 99.9% of the time. Sooooo give the official a break he and everyone else probably figured “what does it matter they’ll screw this game up somehow anyways” I mean look at there wanna be RB sanders he’s a quitter and wishes he was half the RB that Emmitt was.

[@66edoug]

Detroit received a intentional grounding penalty on the play. It should've been a 10 yard penalty. Add those to make the situation more screwed up. Granted it didn't make much of a difference. It was Raiders ball anyway. I have to add that watching Bo Jackson was amazing. But Barry Sanders was a thing of beauty.

[@matthewdaley746]

Oddly enough, his most famous Game, was, against, Brian Bosworth, yet, another, player, that, didn't meet his, sky-high, expectations, though, for, totally, different reasons.

[@66edoug]

@@matthewdaley746 Yeah and the game was on Monday Night Football as well. Boz had a lot of ego but Bo was Bo.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@66edoug Hollywood absolutely energized him.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@matthewdaley746boz made plenty of $$$'s off of those 'i hate the boz' shirts. they should have had size xxx e for that huge ego of his.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@stevenbauer4799 Covered his invisible athleticism.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

You like football oddities so 'Lions getting screwed by refs' won't ever qualify. How bout 'Lions get a bad call in their favor' You could do those. Not many but I can think of two. 1981 the Lions kick the winning field goal against Dallas with 12 men on the field. Or how bout 2014 when a very tick tack call on the Falcons for defensive holding leads to the Lions getting to kick the winning field goal as time expired. I think that was a London game.

[@jkelley747]

😳 stop saying “referees” or “refs,” it makes it sound like you don’t know what you’re talking about

[@JoeBobTarheel]

2:00 WAH WAH WAH

[@CTback]

Packers fan?

[@CKO92]

More accurate title: "How The Lions Shot Themselves In The Foot Yet Again And Chose To Blame Outside Factors Instead Of Addressing The Internal Dysfunction That's Plagued Their Franchise Since Sputnik II."

[@kibitznec700]

Dont you see that there is an NFL order to screw all awful teams.

[@bretthosmer6770]

The NFL has had it in for the Lions for years, for whatever reason. Everyone knows about the Calvin Johnson TD in Chicago that the refs took away. Everyone knows about the 2014 playoff game in Dallas where blatant pass interference was calked, then after Cowboy players ran onto the field without helmets on (a penalty in itself that was not called) the refs inexplicably picked up the flag. They called a facemask on Aaron Rodgers when the shoulder pad was grabbed, which of course swt up the infamous Hail Mary that should never have happened. I could write a 1000-page novel on just how many games the Lions were scrwwed over by the refs. Haven't us Detroit fans suffered enough?

[@CKO92]

Christ, Alex Jones on his worst day is less paranoid than you. The simplest explanation for an event is usually the right one, and the simplest explanation for why the Lions don't win much is this: THEY SUCK.