The Dallas Cowboys, a team that leads in the NFL in penalties and has complained about not getting calls from the officials all season, apparently got a late Christmas gifts from the people charged with the job of administrating the rules of the game in Saturday's 20-19 victory against the Detroit Lions.
So, we had a situation where if you were going to have an ineligible number occupy an eligible position, you have to report that to the referee... On this particular play, number 70 (Dan Skipper), who had reported during the game a couple of times, reported to me as eligible. Then he lined up at the tackle position. So, actually, he didn't have to report at all. Number 68 (Taylor Decker), who ended up going downfield and touching the pass, did not report. "Therefore, he is an ineligible touching a pass that goes beyond the line, which makes it a foul. So, the issue is, number 70 did report, number 68 did not."
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