Things were going well for the Lions on the first drive of their game against the Chiefs on Sunday night. Maybe the NFL thought they were going too well.

On a 4th & 1 near the goal line at the end of a 10+ play drive that saw the Lions dominate the line of scrimmage, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff went in motion as a wide receiver and caught a touchdown on a trick play.

At least, that’s what everyone thought.

Well over a minute after the play was over and the Lions had celebrated the touchdown and sat down on the bench, a flag was thrown. The referees ruled that Goff’s play constituted an illegal motion penalty, and the touchdown was taken away.

But from where did this flag come? The referees didn’t throw the flag when they saw the play live. So, what was the source of this penalty? As

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