Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher said today that he apologized to Jim Caldwell for his team's play at the end of Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Detroit Lions, and that the decision to play through the victory formation "did not come from the sideline."
"It was not a call. It was not something that we practiced, or that we preach," Fisher said via ESPN.com. "I think it was a byproduct of frustration, some things that Aaron (Donald) endured during the game, and the players took it on themselves to do it."
Rams defensive tackle Dominique Easley dove at the legs of Lions center Travis Swanson when the Lions took their first of two kneel-down snaps in an effort to run the final 1:01 off the clock, and Donald knocked right guard Laken Tomlinson over with a hard rush.