The Green Bay Packers came out on top on the first of the three Thanksgiving Day games, beating the Detroit Lions 31-24. In the process, though, their couple of touchdowns on fourth down in the first half caught attention, especially one sequence late in the second quarter. With under two minutes left before halftime, the Packers lined up for a 4th-and-1 at Detroit’s 2-yard line.

However, right as the ball was about to be snapped, officials threw a flag for a false start on Green Bay for right guard Anthony Belton. If that call had stood, it would’ve backed them up and pretty much forced a field goal or a punt. But Matt LaFleur had already called a timeout at almost the exact same moment. And because the timeout came first, the play and the penalty got wiped out.

After the game

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