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Chase Young beat Penei Sewell, hit Goff as he wound up, and the ball came out backward, rolling toward the Lions' 12. Jonas Sanker scooped it and scored. On the field it was a backward pass / live ball and a Saints touchdown that would have tied the game pending the PAT. Replay took the points off. The ruling became an incomplete forward pass.
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Goff's backward pass ruled incomplete on controversial Chase Young hit; Saints TD wiped.

Goff was hit by Chase Young as he began his throwing motion in Q2 (9:34 left in half, Lions 7–0, near Detroit's 23-yard line); the ball came out backward and was ruled an incomplete forward pass under Rule 3, Section 21, Article 3, Item 1 rather than a fumble, wiping a Saints touchdown that would have tied the game. The ruling generated near-universal criticism on social media as technically correct but objectively wrong, with even Dan Campbell acknowledging Detroit 'got one.' This represents the Week 1 NFL Call of the Week.

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