Dez Bryant seemed distraught after Sunday's loss the Green Bay Packers, during which Bryant appeared to make a spectacular reception on fourth-and-2 only to see the call overturned. When asked if the better team won the game, Bryant said "no."
Dez Bryant says ‘I had possession’ of overturned catch
Dez Bryant on whether the better team won: “No.”
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Bryant disagreed that there was any ambiguity that he made the grab.
#Cowboys WR Dez Bryant: "All I know is I had possession on the ball coming down. That’s possession, right?"
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 11, 2015 Dez Bryant was wandering through the Cowboys locker room muttering to himself "You extend, you bring it in, you reach for the goal line ..."
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoNYDN) January 11, 2015 Dez Bryant: "What am I supposed to do? I'm just reaching for the goal line. I don't understand."
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoNYDN) January 11, 2015 The play will certainly be discussed much more over the coming week. Bryant may want to lay low.
"If I hear during the week that was a catch, that would bother me more than anything else." -Dez Bryant
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 11, 2015 Bryant added some thoughts on Twitter after the game.
as I went to the ground I rolled over and I tipped the ball to gain better control.. We lost and I accept it but please change that rule
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 12, 2015 Reactions across the Internet were mixed. Detroit Lions players seemed to enjoy the moment, after losing last week to the Cowboys thanks, in part, to another overturned call. Refereeing analysts seemed to agree that the correct call was made (thought there may be some objections to the rule itself.)
Among celebrities, reactions fell everywhere along the spectrum.
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