The NFL rulebook has a sneaky way of biting the Detroit Lions at the worst possible times.
- Sometimes a catch isn’t a catch (Calvin Johnson 2010).
- If you’re Ndamukong Suh, sometimes a push to the shoulder becomes a forearm to the head.
- Sometimes pass interference isn’t even pass interference.
- Eight seconds left sometimes means zero seconds left, at least if you’re the Lions and one inch away from an early-season upset win.
I’m sure fans from plenty of other teams can also point out infamous moments when they were screwed by the refs.