Late in the third quarter in a wild game between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, one of the strangest sequences in officiating occured.
The Seahawks were facing a pivotal third-and-16 on the edge of field goal position while holding a 31-23 lead. On the surface, it looked like the Lions defense got a huge stop, with pressure forcing Geno Smith to throw it to a receiver who had his back turned to him. But after the officials conferred on the play, they announced that there was a clock issue and the down had to be replayed.