Agree. No excuse for the idiot ref, but Campbell obviously meant it to be over the top tricky with three lineman going over to the official, and also telling him during the pre-game warm up that they would do this. In the heat of the game, the ref didn’t remember and also just assumed it was #70 reporting (as he had been doing it at other times during the game).
Detroit ran it perfectly and got hosed by the incompetence of the official. I guess you have to assume refs are idiots and keep it as simple as possible and leave no room for other interpretation. I feel for the Lions. At least they’re in the playoffs already and this didn’t cost them a spot. Imagine if it did.
i completely expect the Bills to get some horrific call in the playoffs (knock on wood)