Yes, the Cowboys did benefit from poor officiating against the Lions last week, but they also probably just got screwed by poor officiating against Green Bay today. On fourth down, and trailing by five, Tony Romo decided to huck up a pass to Dez Bryant. Bryant went up and made an extraordinary catch.
But Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy challenged the catch and the refs overturned the call on the field. This seems relevant:
How is reaching the football out toward the goal line not a football move?
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurke_SI) January 11, 2015
Green Bay grabbed the ball and ran out the rest of the time remaining on the clock. And now, the Packers will go to Seattle next week for the NFC Championship Game.
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