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The Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers game Sunday ended in absolute chaos.
The Lions suffered a crushing defeat in Week 16, losing 29-24 to the Steelers at Ford Field.
But the final play ended with a Lions touchdown for the win. Or so we thought. However, the Lions (8-7) were called for offensive pass interference by Amon-Ra St. Brown.
The penalty negated the touchdown − a lateral from St. Brown to quarterback Jared Goff − and ended the game in stunning fashion.
"As bizarre as it gets!" Jim Nantz said on the CBS call.
"Chaos," Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on the field in the TV interview with CBS' Tracy Wolfson, as Lions fans booed.
A few plays earlier, St. Brown caught an easy touchdown pass, but rookie Isaac TeSlaa was called for offensive pass intereference.
The finish dropped the Lions' playoff hopes to 6% with two games left.
WHAT HAPPENED: Lions vs Steelers highlights
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Lions lose to Steelers on final play lateral negated by penalty
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The Lions suffered a crushing defeat in Week 16, losing 29-24 to the Steelers at Ford Field.
But the final play ended with a Lions touchdown for the win. Or so we thought. However, the Lions (8-7) were called for offensive pass interference by Amon-Ra St. Brown.
The penalty negated the touchdown − a lateral from St. Brown to quarterback Jared Goff − and ended the game in stunning fashion.
"As bizarre as it gets!" Jim Nantz said on the CBS call.
"Chaos," Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on the field in the TV interview with CBS' Tracy Wolfson, as Lions fans booed.
A few plays earlier, St. Brown caught an easy touchdown pass, but rookie Isaac TeSlaa was called for offensive pass intereference.
The finish dropped the Lions' playoff hopes to 6% with two games left.
WHAT HAPPENED: Lions vs Steelers highlights
Stay tuned for the best Lions coverage all year long at freep.com/sports/lions.
Free preview: Check out our revamped daily sports newsletter from Free Press sports.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Lions lose to Steelers on final play lateral negated by penalty
Continue reading...
