Fifteen years ago Friday, ahead of the Detroit Lions ' Week 2 matchup against the Chicago Bears, another matchup between the two division rivals took place that changed the landscape of the entire sport.
If one were to spend an entire NFL Sunday at a bar, it would be unlikely to go through the whole slate of games without hearing some form of the phrase, "What even is a catch anymore?"
That phrase was essentially invented on that day, Sept. 12, 2010, when, by way of a late go-ahead touchdown by Calvin Johnson — or at least, what appeared to be a go-ahead touchdown — our collective, fundamental understanding of what a catch is changed forever. Johnson used the ball to lift himself off the ground after hauling in the pass from quarterback Shaun Hill, and lost control of the football o