One of the defining moments of Sunday’s tilt between the Cardinals and the Lions was a baffling timeout called with 2:39 to go in the fourth quarter. Now the two major parties involve have weighed in on what happened. While there’s responsibility being taken, there’s not much in the way of answers, either.
On third down and 5 to go, Matthew Stafford tossed the ball out to J.D. McKissic, who caught the gash wide open on the right side of the field and ran for a first down while referees feverishly whistled the play dead.