The officiating crew from Sunday's Lions-Cowboys game probably shouldn't plan on visiting Detroit anytime soon because Lions fans definitely aren't over what happened to their team in Detroit's 24-20 wild-card loss.
Over the past week, the NFL admitted that the officiating crew blew at least two critical calls in the game.
Lions fans have responded by paying for "Detroit Lyin'" billboards in Detroit. The two billboard designs both allude to events that happened in the game.
The picture at the top of the page shows a ref calling a pass interference penalty -- but he was "Detroit Lyin."
The picture below shows a flag on the ground next to the feet of a referee. I'm assuming that flag is about to be picked up and the pass interference penalty is going to be waived off -- "DETROIT LYIN'" y'all
OK, I'm getting way to into this.
I think I'll immediately regret bringing this topic up...but here's a billboard next to my office #DetroitLyin' pic.twitter.com/rz9jOIBz0Q
— Kenzie (@MunchKenz) January 8, 2015
Here's a clearer view of the image on that billboard.
Just saw this billboard! My thoughts exactly! #DetroitLyin #DetroitVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/ncu54tY6sg
— Susan Kenney (@SusanKenney7) January 8, 2015
If you're wondering how much something like this costs, the vice president of the company that sells the billboard space, Tom Carroll, told the Detroit Free Press that a digital billboard costs about $1,000 a week.
"I'm a longtime Detroit Lions fan. We thought it was a clever idea we wanted to get out there to the motoring public," Carroll said. "People are passionate about the Lions."
