When it’s Thanksgiving, the NFL serves three things: turkey, chaos, and referees who insist on being the main characters. And during the Packers–Lions matchup, that script stayed perfectly on brand.
Early in the second quarter, with Green Bay up 3–0 and facing a 4th-and-2, Jordan Love said, “Why not?” and launched a 22-yard pass to Dontayvion Wicks. Wicks tiptoed into the end zone like the goal line was his private red carpet.
The play was SO close that even the booth didn’t believe what they were seeing. Kevin Burkhardt basically threw his hands up:
“Oh, he is not going to be in, I don’t think.”
Then the broadcast rolled the official highlight:
On 4th down, Dontayvion Wicks makes an incredible catch for the touchdown @packers up 10-0
— NFL (@NFL) November 27, 2025
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Fans, commentators, cats, dogs — nobody could tell if Wicks got that second foot down with full control. Enter Fox Sports’ rules wizard Dean Blandino, who pulled out his textbook and said:
“The key is when does Wicks get control of the ball? And to me, if he has control, that first foot is the right foot, then the left foot is the second foot, so that’s what they’re ruling there for a touchdown.”
Then Tom Brady asked the question EVERYONE watching was thinking:
“Even if the ball switches hands?”
Blandino:
“It can move, but he had control.”
Ah yes — the classic “ball can wiggle, but only if the refs feel it internally.”
Lions fans at home collectively screamed into their stuffing.
But the Packers weren’t done receiving “holiday gifts.”
Later in the second quarter, on a 4th-and-1 at Detroit’s 2-yard line, Green Bay somehow got granted a timeout BEFORE their offensive lineman committed a false start — even though replays showed LaFleur signaling AFTER the flag.
FOX reported he had been yelling for it, so… I guess yelling counts now?
Anyway, the penalty magically disappeared, the Packers got another shot, and Jordan Love hit Romeo Doubs for a touchdown.
Suddenly it was 17–7.
At halftime, the score sat at 17–14.
Lions fans? Sitting somewhere between “rage meltdown” and “opening a conspiracy podcast.”
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