The MMQB's Peter King takes a look at the rough kicking to start the 2015 NFL season.
So many NFL rules are so complex, and so strange, and so arcane, that the players on the field have no idea what they are. That was the case late Monday night, when Rule 12, Section 4, Article 1b of the 2015 NFL rule book was the decisive factor, and a gut punch to the Detroit season, in the Seahawks’ 13-10 victory over the Lions at CenturyLink Field.
What happened to make the Lions ill: Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson was running toward the end zone with 1:50 left in the game and Detroit trailing 13-10.