Packers CB Rasul Douglas explains thought process before costly penalty vs. Lions

One of the more bizarre – and costly – plays from the Green Bay Packers’ 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday night came right before halftime when cornerback Rasul Douglas batted the ball away from the long snapper and then responded to a shove from Dan Skipper by hitting the Lions offensive lineman in the helmet. The action immediately drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty, and Lions kicker Michael Badgley proceeded to make a 33-yard field goal.

So what was Douglas thinking?

The veteran cornerback probably had a smart idea before his retaliatory action:

Crazy people don’t get why I did this . He missed a kick earlier in the game and we called timeout on this play . I wasn’t about…