The game was beginning to unravel for the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City had fumbled away it’s second possession of the third quarter, and the Detroit Lions had the ball on the goal line set to break a 13-13 tie.
Quarterback Matt Stafford handed the ball off to running back Kerryon Johnson only to be stopped by a pile. Johnson reached the ball over the goal line but at some point lost its grasp.
The ball rolled on the ground.
“I saw it down, I didn’t hear no whistle, I saw my teammate pick it up and he kind of put it back down, and I still didn’t hear a whistle,” said Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland.