Philadelphia made the conversion from a shorter distance, tying the game at 14-14. On the ensuing two-point conversion attempt, Suh was called for holding, turning a failed conversion into another opportunity for the Eagles.
Two plays later, LeSean McCoy ran for a 2-yard touchdown. But they got called.'įairley was flagged for roughing the passer on a second-and-10 play early in the fourth quarter, turning what would have been an incomplete pass into a first down on Detroit's side of the field. 'In these cases, I honestly don't know what to tell Nick Fairley or Suh on those plays. ''This is why they called pass interference,' so you can try to learn from it and be in better position the next time. 'It's difficult because one of our things we try to do with penalties is try to learn, 'This is why they called holding on you,'' Schwartz said.
On Monday, however, Schwartz said he didn't know what to say to defensive tackles Nick Fairley and Ndamukong Suh after they were flagged for penalties during the same drive in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Lions' 34-20 loss Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles. Jim Schwartz likes to be able to coach off penalties called, to explain to players what went wrong and how they can avoid similar mistakes in the future.
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