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ESPN reporters list 3 teams that felt like they were robbed by a bad call when playing the Cowboys.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...le-officiating-controversies-all-32-nfl-teams
Philadelphia Eagles
Dec. 9, 2018. That suggestion from safety Malcolm Jenkins came after a controversial call on the opening kickoff of the Eagles-Cowboys game that went in Dallas' favor and helped decide the division. Jenkins' hit on Jourdan Lewis caused a fumble that Kamu Grugier-Hill came out of the pile with. But the refs, citing "no clear recovery," gave possession to the Cowboys, denying the Eagles a huge momentum swing. "That was a pretty terrible call," Jenkins said. "So whoever's watching that in New York should stay off the bottle." -- Tim McManus
Detroit Lions
Jan. 4, 2015. There are many to choose from here over the past decade, from the Calvin Johnson catch rule to Calvin Johnson's batted ball out of the end zone to Trey Flowers' phantom hands-to-the-face against Green Bay. The call that still resonates, though, was the picked-up pass interference flag thrown on Dallas linebacker Anthony Hitchens in the Lions' wild-card game against Dallas.
The Lions were leading 20-17 and driving when the flag was thrown and then picked up on a third down. Instead of a first down putting Detroit in field goal range, the Lions punted, gave up a drive for a touchdown and lost 24-20, continuing the team's playoff losing streak. "That was trash," former Lions defensive lineman Darryl Tapp said at the time. The league then apologized for the missed call, but it mattered little with Detroit out of the playoffs. -- Michael Rothstein
Minnesota Vikings
The original Hail Mary, Dec. 28, 1975. Leading Dallas 14-10 with 24 seconds remaining in the divisional playoffs, the Vikings were the victims of a critical no-call after Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach launched a prayer to Drew Pearson in the end zone. Pearson admitted years later that he used his "outside arm to get inside leverage on [Vikings cornerback] Nate Wright," which many thought was a deliberate push off that should have resulted in offensive pass interference.
Pearson caught the ball against his hip and ran into the end zone to give the Cowboys an eventual 17-14 edge over their NFC rival. The play ended Minnesota's run of two straight trips to the Super Bowl and caused such outrage inside Metropolitan Stadium that one fan launched a whiskey bottle at the head of official Armen Terzian, who was momentarily knocked unconscious. -- Courtney Cronin
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...le-officiating-controversies-all-32-nfl-teams
Philadelphia Eagles
Dec. 9, 2018. That suggestion from safety Malcolm Jenkins came after a controversial call on the opening kickoff of the Eagles-Cowboys game that went in Dallas' favor and helped decide the division. Jenkins' hit on Jourdan Lewis caused a fumble that Kamu Grugier-Hill came out of the pile with. But the refs, citing "no clear recovery," gave possession to the Cowboys, denying the Eagles a huge momentum swing. "That was a pretty terrible call," Jenkins said. "So whoever's watching that in New York should stay off the bottle." -- Tim McManus
Detroit Lions
Jan. 4, 2015. There are many to choose from here over the past decade, from the Calvin Johnson catch rule to Calvin Johnson's batted ball out of the end zone to Trey Flowers' phantom hands-to-the-face against Green Bay. The call that still resonates, though, was the picked-up pass interference flag thrown on Dallas linebacker Anthony Hitchens in the Lions' wild-card game against Dallas.
The Lions were leading 20-17 and driving when the flag was thrown and then picked up on a third down. Instead of a first down putting Detroit in field goal range, the Lions punted, gave up a drive for a touchdown and lost 24-20, continuing the team's playoff losing streak. "That was trash," former Lions defensive lineman Darryl Tapp said at the time. The league then apologized for the missed call, but it mattered little with Detroit out of the playoffs. -- Michael Rothstein
Minnesota Vikings
The original Hail Mary, Dec. 28, 1975. Leading Dallas 14-10 with 24 seconds remaining in the divisional playoffs, the Vikings were the victims of a critical no-call after Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach launched a prayer to Drew Pearson in the end zone. Pearson admitted years later that he used his "outside arm to get inside leverage on [Vikings cornerback] Nate Wright," which many thought was a deliberate push off that should have resulted in offensive pass interference.
Pearson caught the ball against his hip and ran into the end zone to give the Cowboys an eventual 17-14 edge over their NFC rival. The play ended Minnesota's run of two straight trips to the Super Bowl and caused such outrage inside Metropolitan Stadium that one fan launched a whiskey bottle at the head of official Armen Terzian, who was momentarily knocked unconscious. -- Courtney Cronin
