NFL to punish referees in Lions vs. controversy Cowboys | TUDN NFL

In a statement, the league acknowledged errors by referees AT&T Stadium So a sanction can be taken against them.

Controversy erupted in the final half of the game, with Dallas leading 20-13. Jared Goff With 23 seconds left for Amon-Ra St. Brown, they opted for a 2-point conversion.

Taylor Decker It would have been the go-ahead touchdown, but the officials flagged the Lions offensive lineman for an illegal contact penalty for failing to report the pass.

The Cowboys held on to hold on for a 20-19 win. The Lions and the referees gave conflicting accounts of the 2-point conversion attempt, and insisted that Decker showed himself to be a capable receiver and that Dan Skipper, a backup, didn't tackle the offense. Referee Brad Allen He said the opposite: the captain informed him that he was qualified and Decker was not.

“Therefore, he is ineligible to touch a pass that goes over the line, which is a foul,” Allen said of Decker in a team statement. “So the problem is that number 70 reported, number 68 didn't.”

The video showed Decker talking to Allen, who then said something to the Cowboys safety.