The Lions appeared to be on their way to a win when offensive lineman Taylor Decker caught Jared Goff’s two-point conversion pass that gave Detroit a one-point lead over the Cowboys with under a minute left in Saturday’s game.
However, the official ruled that Decker was an ineligible receiver, even though Taylor said he reported prior to the snap.
After the game, the official stated fellow lineman Dan Skipper reported as eligible instead of Decker. Skipper said after the game that he did not say a word to the official before the snap.
Video has surfaced online of what appears to be Decker and Dan Skipper walking over to the officials to properly follow the rules.
Video showed Decker having a conversation with Allen, who then said something to the Cowboys’ defense.
“All I really wanna say on it … I did exactly what coach told me to do,” Decker said afterwards, via The Detroit News. “I went to the ref, said report. … I did what I was told to do, did how we did it in practice all week.”
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Decker said that it was his understanding that Campbell had informed the official of the two-point play prior to kickoff.
Instead of a game-winning catch, Taylor stood in disbelief as the Cowboys knelt down on the ball after the Lions came up short on their final two-point attempt.
