1998—Detroit vs. Pittsburgh—The two teams went to overtime with the score tied at 16–16. At the OT coin toss, Pittsburgh’s Jerome Bettis called “tails.” The ref mistakenly heard “heads.” The coin landed on “tails” and the ref awarded the choice to Detroit. This led to a Detroit field goal and a controversial 19–16 win.
title: “Thanksgiving Football” ShowToc: true date: “2023-02-02” author: “Karina Bonsall”
1998—Detroit vs. Pittsburgh—The two teams went to overtime with the score tied at 16–16. At the OT coin toss, Pittsburgh’s Jerome Bettis called “tails.” The ref mistakenly heard “heads.” The coin landed on “tails” and the ref awarded the choice to Detroit. This led to a Detroit field goal and a controversial 19–16 win.
title: “Thanksgiving Football” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-21” author: “Germaine Kennedy”
1998—Detroit vs. Pittsburgh—The two teams went to overtime with the score tied at 16–16. At the OT coin toss, Pittsburgh’s Jerome Bettis called “tails.” The ref mistakenly heard “heads.” The coin landed on “tails” and the ref awarded the choice to Detroit. This led to a Detroit field goal and a controversial 19–16 win.
