Referee Pete Morelli explains picked-up flag in Wild Card game

By Nick Shook | NFL.com
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In the confusing aftermath of the final minutes of the Dallas Cowboys‘ 24-20 Wild Card win over the Detroit Lions, the officiating crew assigned to the game made an attempt to clarify just what happened.

Referee Pete Morelli spoke with reporter Todd Archer following the game and described how the officials decided to pick up a flag that had initially been declared as pass interference on the CowboysAnthony Hitchens. Continue reading