According to ESPN and the NFL, the Seahawks should have been penalized and the Lions should have gotten the ball at the one yard line.
NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino comments on the Lions-Seahawks ending. http://t.co/BO90lIlUl8
— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2015
ESPN is saying that this was an "illegal bat" out of the endzone by the Seahawks. pic.twitter.com/ryu8BshjOR
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports) October 6, 2015
Gerry Austin, on SportsCenter, says Seahawks committed an "illegal bat" of the ball on the Calvin Johnson fumble pic.twitter.com/eHogGKrkgE
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 6, 2015
@JeffRisdon Rule on batting the ball in the endzone. pic.twitter.com/4b0IGeWssr
— Kyle Essenberg (@Kyle_Essenberg) October 6, 2015