Kam Chancellor just saved the day -- with a little help from the officials.

Calvin Johnson appeared to be heading for the end zone to give the Detroit Lions the lead over the Seattle Seahawks. However, Kam Chancellor punched the ball free at the 1-yard line and the ball trickled out of the end zone. Seattle went on to win 13-10.

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That part of the play was not controversial, but what K.J. Wright did was. Wright appeared to illegally bat the ball out of the end zone, which would have given the Lions the ball back. NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino confirmed that the referees blew the call to ESPN's Mike Tirico after the game.

And as it is being pointed out on Twitter, too bad the officials couldn't see the illegal bat...

Oh, NFL.

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