Lions coach surprised as replay overturns Saints’ apparent TD
TL;DR
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was surprised when a play that looked like a Saints fumble return for a touchdown was overturned on replay to an incomplete forward pass. Officials ruled that because Jared Goff had started a forward throwing motion, the play was a forward pass even though the ball traveled backward after being knocked out. Campbell initially thought the fumble stood, only learning the ruling after officials explained it postgame.
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