The Eagles beat the Lions, 16–9 on Sunday Night Football in Week 11. Detroit struggled mightily on the road in Dan Campbell's second game calling plays and were unsuccessful on five fourth down conversation attempts.
Despite a rough night from Jared Goff and the offense, the Lions were still in the game late in the fourth quarter, trailing by seven with 1:51 remaining in the game. After a false start set up third-and-8, Jalen Hurts threw the ball to A.J. Brown who was being guarded by defensive back Rock Ya-SIn.
As the ball sailed over Brown's head, Ya-Sin celebrated only to turn and and find a yellow flag had been thrown. Pass interference was called as NBC's Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth viewed the replay in horror.
refs continue to be an absolute embarrassment
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) November 17, 2025
this sealed the game 🤡 pic.twitter.com/kDJHncHlJ3
"Oh, come on," said Collinsworth. "Come on! That is terrible. That is an absolutely terrible call that's gonna decide this football game. If anything, it's an offensive push."
HOW is this pass interference on the Lions???? AJ Brown clearly pushes off pic.twitter.com/LRSsXA1kFJ
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) November 17, 2025
"I said offensive foul," continued Collinsworth. "You want to call a foul, it's an offensive foul. Wow."
Tirico admitted there was "hand fighting," but pointed it out with a chuckle. Both announcers were unhappy to see the game ultimately decided by the call.
Who knows what the Lions could have done if they got the ball back in that situation, but the point is we'll never know because of a really bad call.
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