The NFL Needs to Review the Lions-Vikings Game
Where to begin with issues I have with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings game from week six. The main two issues I have are the refereeing and Adrian Peterson creating helmet-to-helmet contact.
First, the refereeing.
There were three calls/non-calls that drove me crazy from this game. The no call on the pass interference on Calvin Johnson where there definitely was a pass interference that was not called against the Vikings.
Calvin Johnson was knocked down for a pass, that if he had been able to keep running, he would have had a chance to catch the ball in the end zone. And the pass interference call would have put the Lions in position to probably, at least, get a field goal.
Then, the fumble that wasn't a fumble.
On another play, Calvin Johnson caught the ball and was down, and then the ball was ripped out, and the Vikings recovered.
Detroit challenged the ruling on the field of a fumble but the ruling on the field stood. Johnson was obviously ...
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