Ex-NFL Coach on Lions' OPI Penalty: Refs Got It 'Dead-Ass Wrong'

Ex-NFL coach rips refs for Lions penalty that took late Amon-Ra St Brown TD off board

Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan took issue with a penalty on Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa that cost the team a late touchdown on their last drive.

Ex-NFL coach on Lions' OPI penalty: Refs got it 'dead-ass wrong'

ESPN's Rex Ryan had sharp criticism for the referees who called two controversial penalties during the final seconds of Lions-Steelers Week 16 game.

Former NFL HC Thinks Lions Got Robbed by the Refs

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff talking to an official after the Lions 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 21, 2025. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now The Detroit Lions had two touchdowns negated due to offensive pass interference penalties late in Sunday’s wild 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan thinks the refs got the last one right, but the first one wrong dead wrong. “They got the last one right,…

Rex Ryan: Refs got Lions pass interference penalty 'dead-ass wrong'

Perhaps the craziest ending to a decidedly crazy weekend of NFL action should’ve gone the other way, at least according to one ESPN analyst. Appearing on Monday morning’s edition of Get Up, Rex Ryan took issue with how the officials handled what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown call on one of the final plays of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Detroit Lions game. The play in question was a standard “rub” play that teams like to run in goal-line si…

Rex Ryan Turns Up Heat on Lions’ Referee Controversy With Blunt OPI Take

If Detroit Lions fans were hoping the referee drama from Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers would quietly fade away, Rex Ryan had other plans. Ryan went scorched earth Monday morning on ESPN’s Get Up, weighing in on the two controversial offensive pass interference calls that erased Lions touchdowns late in regulation. And while Ryan admitted officials may have gotten the final call right, he had absolutely no patience for the earlier flag…