Interference - Cowboys Lions

[MD Longhorn]

I surely expected to see some banter over here over that call/pickup. I think we all agree the administration of that was funky (flag, announce, pick up flag without announcement), and that the lack of familiarity with each other might have been a culprit.

What I'd like to discuss, though, is... was it interference?

I am clearly biased (Go Cowboys), and while I can support the non-call logically, I also recognize I can support the other side logically. So ... was it interference? (Cowboy and Lion fans must announce their affiliation)

[Welpe]

Seems to fit pretty neatly into the category of "Early Contact, not playing the ball" to me.

[hbk314]

I'm not a fan of either team, nor am I an official. To me the contact is very minor, but at the same time, I've seen what I would consider to be equal contact or even less contact called. I've also seen more not get called. In my opinion, the decision to pick up the flag was the right one, although the communication wasn't the best with the way it was done.

[Raymond]

Mea culpa from the NFL...but not for the interference itself. For poor communication, the missed defensive holding call on the same play by Hitchens, and mention of not penalizing Dez when he ran on the field.

Dean Blandino acknowledges Cowboys got away with one | ProFootballTalk

[hbk314]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Mea culpa from the NFL...but not for the interference itself. For poor communication, the missed defensive holding call on the same play by Hitchens, and mention of not penalizing Dez when he ran on the field.

Dean Blandino acknowledges Cowboys got away with one | ProFootballTalk

Seems to line up pretty much with how people feel here, although I don't think anyone's mentioned holding one way or the other(not really the primary focus of the play).

[bigjohn]

It was never HOLDING, what is this Jack Wagon looking at????