[Senator Clay Davis]

The penalty against Dallas wasn't roughing the kicker either! It was 4th and 5 and they ran into the kicker. Detroit got the first down not because it's automatic like roughing the kicker is, but because a 5 yard penalty on a 4th and 5 is a first down through yardage. The "roughing" on the Dallas kicker was a clear case of running into the kicker (all the ref experts agreed...), but it was 4th and 12 (I think) so had the penalty been called the best Dallas can do there is 4th and 7 and a re-punt. So they would have declined it anyways.