Jared Goff pulled off a new, sneaky move on the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. The Detroit Lions quarterback left his under center position and lined up at wide receiver. Goff powered into the end zone on the David Montgomery pass — only to see it overturned.
Officials called the Lions for illegal formation, with Goff not properly aligned as a wide receiver as the reason. Expand Tweet
Detroit and head coach Dan Campbell ultimately settled for the field goal in taking the early 3-0 lead. But that negated Goff touchdown sparked a bevy of online reactions.
Notable reactions for overturned Jared Goff TD during Chiefs vs. Lions
Fans were left bewildered — some calling out the officials for the call.
“I had no idea you can overturn that,” Ted Nguyen of The Athletic posted on the social m