For a moment, Ford Field was shaking. Fourth-and-one, half the stadium on its feet, Aidan Hutchinson blowing up the backfield, the Packers flinching on the goal line, and then a flag. Detroit could practically taste victory. Just five yards back, they had the Thanksgiving momentum in their grasp. Except it never happened. The yellow never counted. And what followed triggered an eruption.

Because officials didn’t enforce the false start. Instead, they granted Matt LaFleur a timeout.

Detroit fans went from roaring to raging in seconds. Dan Campbell didn’t mask it; he smirked, head tilted, eyebrows raised in disbelief as the referee broke the news. FOX’s broadcast team didn’t soften it either. “They got a break,” Kevin Burkhardt said flatly.

The replay was hard to argue with.

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