It is hard to find a more bizarre sequence at the end of an NFL game than the one that transpired in Sunday’s high stakes affair between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions. The Lions entered the game at 8-6 and in desperate need of a win to improve their precarious playoff outlook. Even though Detroit trailed by 12 with five minutes remaining, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown played a role in two potential go-ahead touchdowns that were overturned in the final minute, the first for an offensive pass interference penalty on rookie Isaac TeSlaa that took away a TD from St. Brown. As time expired, St. Brown lateraled the ball to quarterback Jared Goff, who appeared to score the game-winning TD, only for it to be nullified for an offensive pass interference penalty on St. Brown, effectively pushing the Lions to the brink of playoff elimination in a 29-24 loss. It is certainly debatable whether the officials should have even made those calls considering what was at stake and the fact that neither penalty loo
