Dan Campbell was surprised when replay overturned an apparent Saints touchdown

On Sunday, in Detroit, a touchdown that appeared to have been scored by the Saints was overturned by replay. The Lions' head coach, Dan Campbell, expressed his delight at the decision. Initially, Campbell believed that quarterback Jared Goff had fumbled the ball before it was picked up and returned. However, it was only after the officials explained the situation that Campbell understood the play had been ruled an incomplete pass.

Campbell admitted to being surprised by the outcome, acknowledging that he had thought his team had lost the play. The ruling was correct, though it was counterintuitive: even if a defender intercepted the ball during a forward throw, it was still considered a forward pass under NFL rules. This was a rule that many people learned for the first time on Sunday, including Campbell.