The weirdest moment in Lions history ruined Thanksgiving

Throughout their history as an NFL franchise, the Detroit Lions have experienced many weird moments that still haunt their most passionate fans to this day. One of these several weird moments came on Thanksgiving in 2012 against the Houston Texans. In the 2012 Thanksgiving matchup, the Detroit Lions were leading the, at the time, 9-1 Houston Texans 24-14 halfway through the third quarter. The Lions came into the Thanksgiving matchup with a 4-6 record and were looking to earn a signature win against one of the NFL's best teams to turn around their season. It looked like the Lions were in prime position to pull off the Thanksgiving game upset until the Justin Forsett play. The Houston running back rushed for an 81-yard touchdown after clearly being down. Before the officials had a chance to review the play that would've taken the touchdown off the board for the Texans, former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz threw the challenge flag. According to NFL rules, throwing a challenge flag on a scoring play doesn't allo