PayrodsFirstClutchHit said:
Detroit still had a chance to win the game. Stafford came up short on the final drive and Caldwell punts on 4th and 1. The DPI call is too easy of an out for the Lions.
The idea that if there's another chance then we shouldn't talk about the call comes up every time---and if we were talking to a seven year old after a little league game, ok, I get why someone would say it (though not why they'd actually believe it). Just as a matter of simple math, don't you see that the blown call necessarily impacts everything that comes after it (field position, score, playcalling, etc.) and thus is highly relevant even if the team gets the ball back?
I mean, I get the idea of joint contribution here---it is not the case that the call is the SOLE reason for the loss (or the Cowboy win). But it is pretty clearly a major element of this game, too, not just an 'easy out'