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OK OK. Yes, a Lions fan here.

The facemask CONTACT was deemed to be inconsequential by the league. Then there’s a shot of Pettigrew CLEARLY reaching out for the ball (both hands) with the defensive players hand on his shoulder as the ball approaches with NO attempt to look at the ball when he could. He ran over him, it would be PI all day every day all year in any other game. This is all after the defensive holding of course which should have come first.

Then let us not ignore Dez running onto the field (no helmet while his unit was off the field) which could, at ref discretion, be a unsportsmanlike penalty - of course that was ignored too, which usually wouldn’t have been.

All made worse by the flag being thrown, officially calling the penalty, moving the ball and then just taking it back with NO explanation. Unacceptable - I’ve NEVER seen that happen, neither can anybody else either. Sorry, everyone but Dallas fans seem to agree, including other officials, it was a blown call.

...then today, the NFL apologized for a blatant missed hold on the Dallas game winning drive - the 4th and 6 play to Witten. It should have been 4th and 16, probably ending that drive.

Enjoy your game at GB and good luck, just don’t expect us Lions fans to forget this anytime soon - you wouldn’t if the shoe were on the other foot. For many though, if the Cowboys win the SB, it’ll be tainted. I’ve seen posts from people all over the country, not Lions fans, they all agree it was crap.

Below is the NFL rule on pass interference. That is the subject. There is a broader subject of terrible officiating throughout the game, hurting/helping BOTH sides. A couple of plays later Whitten was grabbed going across the middle right before he would have broken open for a touchdown. As it were, it was an incomplete pass. What you forget or don’t forget concerns me little. But, you probably forgot (or never knew) the rule so here it is:

“Actions that constitute defensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Contact by a defender who is not playing the ball and such contact restricts the receiver’s opportunity to
make the catch.

(b) Playing through the back of a receiver in an attempt to make a play on the ball.

(d) Extending an arm across the body of a receiver thus restricting his ability to catch a pass, regardless of
whether the defender is playing the ball.

(e) Cutting off the path of a receiver by making contact with him without playing the ball.

(f) Hooking a receiver in an attempt to get to the ball in such a manner that it causes the receiver’s body to
turn prior to the ball arriving.

Actions that do not constitute pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Incidental contact by a defender’s hands, arms, or body when both players are competing for the ball,
or neither player is looking for the ball. If there is any question whether contact is incidental,
the ruling shall be no interference.

(b) Inadvertent tangling of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball.

(c) Contact that would normally be considered pass interference, but the pass is clearly uncatchable by the
involved players.

(d) Laying a hand on a receiver that does not restrict the receiver in an attempt to make a play on the ball.

(e) Contact by a defender who has gained position on a receiver in an attempt to catch the ball.

Actions that constitute offensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Blocking downfield by an offensive player prior to the ball being touched.

(b) Initiating contact with a defender by shoving or pushing off thus creating a separation in an attempt to catch a pass.

Actions that do not constitute offensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Incidental contact by a receiver’s hands, arms, or body when
both players are competing for the ball or neither player is looking for
the ball.

(b) Inadvertent touching of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball.

(c) Contact that would normally be considered pass interference, but the ball is clearly uncatchable by involved players.

Note 1: If there is any question whether player contact is incidental, the ruling should be no interference.

Note 2: Defensive players have as much right to the path of the ball as eligible offensive players.

Note 3: Pass interference for both teams ends when the pass is touched.

Note 4: There can be no pass interference at or behind the line of scrimmage,
but defensive actions such as tackling a receiver can still result in a 5-yard penalty for defensive holding, if accepted.

Note 5: Whenever a team presents an apparent punting formation,
defensive pass interference is not to be called for action on the end man on the line of scrimmage,
or an eligible receiver behind the line of scrimmage who is aligned or in motion more than one yard outside the
end man on the line. Defensive holding, such as tackling a receiver, still can be called and result in a
5-yard penalty and automatic first down from the previous spot, if accepted. Offensive pass interference rules
still apply.”