Controversial Thanksgiving Classic! (Texans vs. Lions 2012, Week 12) 

I just love listening to a full stadium of actual crowd cheer

People always forget how awesome Andre Johnson was

Only if we had this team around Watson they would be unstoppable

Texans still missing Foster 7 years after his final season with the team.

This was when the texans were well above average despite having the Greatest pick 6 man of all time matt schaub

Can't even imagine being a Texans fan that week That Sunday, they played the Jaguars and won 43-37 in that overtime classic where Justin Blackmon and Andre Johnson went off. Then, four days later, they play this overtime classic. Two games in five days that go into OT and are still remembered fondly to this day

That TD run was so controversial that it prompted a rule change the following year, allowing referees to look at scoring plays even if the challenge flag was thrown. Can't understate the importance of that play on NFL history

Both Andre and Calvin were fun to watch I miss these days

“Detroit has challenged a call that is automatically reviewed. By rule that challenge has canceled out the automatic review. On top of that it’s a 15 yard penalty” -NFL when Detroit plays

I really miss Calvin Johnson playing football as a Bears fan!!!

Let’s hope the HOU/DET Thanksgiving sequel can come close to the original

Insane day of games. Followed by RG3 vs Dallas and then the butt fumble

Andre "The Great" Johnson should be the first HOFer in franchise history as soon as he gets eligible

For those wondering why the run by Forsett wasn't reversed, this was just after the rule that all TDs became automatically reviewed was implemented, and when they created the rule they added a piece that if you tried to challenge a play that was eligible to be automatically reviewed it was an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and the play immediately became ineligible to be reviewed. If he hadn't throw the challenge flag it would've been automatically reviewed and the call would've been changed, but because he did they play couldn't be challenged. The rule was changed that offseason to avoid situations like this

2 hall of fame recivers on a Thanksgiving day game , what more can you ask for?

8:23 for the bad call

Lions vs Steelers was also a controversial game on Thanksgiving 1998.

Crazy how time flies. I still remember getting excited seeing the Texans on Thanksgiving Day

Wide Receivers in Andre Johnson-Texans and Calvin “Megatron”Johnson-Lions in this Game 🏈🏈🤲🤲

2012 Texans. Started 10-0. Best team in our young franchise. 2018 team is second best

Foster/Forsett what a backfield

The Lions are known to get screwed by bad calls and officiating on Thanksgiving, I feel for that fanbase. That bad call with Forsett clearly being down and they still ruled it a TD, thats more bad luck cause their coach shouldn't have thrown the flaf to challenge that call when all scoring plays are automatically reviewed. That infamous coin flip fiasco against the Steelers in 1998 and they ended up losing that game too. Just a snake bitten franchise. Haven't won a division since 1993, havent won a playoff game since 1991, havent won a championship since the 50s. For anyone who is a devoted Lions fan I respect you and your loyalty, I don't know how you do it.

I forgot how good of a game this was. Thanks for sharing as usual :)

Nice to hear the crowd in Detroit loud and a part of the game

Happy Thanksgiving to NFL Throwback!! 🦃

Being a lions is soul crushing.

2 legendary Johnson's in one game

Funny how Texans were 10-1 and 1st place in the AFC after this game and they ended up in a wildcard round against the bengals😂😂😂😂

I never watched this Game surprisingly, but man was it a good one! Still wish the Lions would’ve pulled it off in OT though after that TD Run that shouldn’t have counted, but to the Texans defense, that was on the Lion’s Head Coach not knowing the rules. Still, what a great Thanksgiving Classic! Keep posting games like these man, they’re so enjoyable to watch!!!

I was just thinking about that Forsett run the other. I'm glad they changed the rule that made it ineligible to be challenged

This is the most Lions game

Good showing. Might I suggest the sequel on Fox that year in 2012, Redskins-Cowboys? RG3 shines on Thanksgiving. Only time Washington has beat Dallas on Turkey Day :) Also the last time Dallas wore their gorgeous 1960s white helmet throwbacks. The one shell rule changed that in 2013.

Watched this play live when I was 9 in my Calvin Johnson Jersey. This was the first time I felt real defeat watching football and my realization that the NFL does indeed play favorites.

Arian Foster just one of many UT RBs to ball out in this league

Just realized this game was hours before the butt fumble

I remember watching this game live.

Yo can you guys do 2009 or 2013 AFC championship highlights? There are no quality highlights on YT, so you guys would be the first to actually make an HD version. I also love both those games, they are great shootouts.

I'm a Texans fan and i admit I'm glad we got a the TD but i admit also he was down you can tell by the tone of the ref they screwed up there

Best record the Texans have had. I won't forget that forsett play

The Johnsons going at it

The Ravens were 8-2 by that point? If you really think about it, they almost had a season collapse.

I hate being a Lions fan. 2012 was our best worst year. Lost so many close games that we easily could've been won, but instead we choke as usual

Oh man this was a fun one.

“It’s HOUSTON taking it away from the TEXANS “ Legendary call by Jim Nantz

Wow I really forgot how dramatic the ending of this game was.

This was my first yr watching football. Ain't no way we should've won this game

@ 2:01 - Bruh

Justin Forsett was down on that run, but Jim Schwartz challenging the call is a huge reason why he’s not a head coach anymore.

Andre Johnson vs Calvin Johnson Incredible

I miss this Houston team

What a game holy

This game was bananas. I wonder why I don't remember watching it.

Suh so dirty bro lmaoo

Johnson and Johnson and Johnson and Johnson. So many Johnson's! Johnson! I mean jesus...

Cant believe that wasnt reviewable back then. Now practically everything is reviewed. But aside from that, how bad was the officiating crew to not notice he was down twice?

That Detroit defense was dirty af😭

He. Don't. Miss.

Now in 2020 it’s another texans vs lions during week 12 on thanksgiving

That's why Johnson & Johnson is the biggest pharmaceutical company in the world 🐂🦁 hahahahaha.

Are y'all gonna upload a Redskins Cowboys Thanksgiving game?

Bad call? Kick the playbook binder.

Seems like a lot of Texans fans in comments but a Lions perspective here. I remember in Michigan we had quite a few people over for this one. Played well in the first half then the BS touchdown in the second half hurt us. But we played them so tough man. Especially in a game to save our season, at home. That overtime period was wild and Hanson's missed field goal still breaks my heart. Oh well. It's the way she goes. Lions season never recovered.

god i honestly forgot how dirty a player Suh was. That kick to Schaubs nuts was fer sure intentional, idk wtf the announcer was thinking

Crazy how suh has his bad moments now he’s more polished and not as bad as he once was

Great game, controversial call.

0:28 its about to be Stafford vs. Watt twice a season from now on.

At that point during that season, the Texan defense was starting to struggle to stop offenses.

Suh is so good and so weird sometimes

10:00 sums it up

Yeah I would like you're like to see the Lions win on Thanksgiving Day and to all lions fans and rested of people seeing this Happy Thanksgiving day and be saved on Thanksgiving Day let's draw some ham and turkey and watch a good football throw y'all have a good night

The challenge flag rule from that year was totally stupid, like I can understand penalizing a team for throwing the challenge flag on a non-challengeable play but to then make it so the review can’t go the correct way was ridiculous

Foster very underrated

11-20-20 what are those in the stands ? Oh fans ? This is a throwback. Lol

Great fucking game...whatever happened to Broyles?

8:27 pain

Wow Stafford was absolutely slinging it

Andre Johnson dominated this game!!!

Who is here for the rematch today in 2020 on Thanksgiving?

Lions getting robbed by officials. Nothing new.

How is that a td?

8 Years Ago

The only time that many WOULD THOUGHT THAT texans would get ugly #1 seed of AFC

0:17 someone ripping a bong? Listen with headphones.

How was he not down???

Why does it say controversial on the title ?

Coming back to this now that the lions are legit. How many thanksgivings did we suffer where some stupid call ruined the game?

RIP Arian fosters Achilles

8:23 is what you came for

I feel like this game should've happened in 2013 because the NFL should've redid the interconference rotation like this: 2002,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022 AFC East vs NFC East (Patriots,Dolphins,Jets,Bills vs Eagles,Redskins,Giants,Cowboys) AFC North vs NFC West (Steelers,Ravens,Browns,Bengals vs Rams,49ers,Seahawks,Cardinals) AFC South vs NFC South (Titans,Colts,Jaguars,Texans vs Buccaneers,Saints,Falcons,Panthers) AFC West vs NFC North (Raiders,Broncos,Chiefs,Chargers vs Bears,Packers,Vikings,Lions) 2003,2007,2011,2015,2019,2023 AFC East vs NFC North (Jets,Patriots,Dolphins,Bills vs Packers,Vikings,Bears,Lions) AFC North vs NFC South (Steelers,Browns,Ravens,Bengals vs Buccaneers,Falcons,Saints,Panthers) AFC South vs NFC East (Titans,Colts,Jaguars,Texans vs Eagles,Giants,Redskins,Cowboys) AFC West vs NFC West (Raiders,Broncos,Chargers,Chiefs vs 49ers,Rams,Seahawks,Cardinals) 2004,2008,2012,2016,2020,2024 AFC East vs NFC South (Patriots,Dolphins,Bills,Jets vs Panthers,Saints,Buccaneers,Falcons) AFC North vs NFC North (Ravens,Bengals,Steelers,Browns vs Packers,Vikings,Bears,Lions) AFC South vs NFC West (Colts,Titans,Jaguars,Texans vs Rams,Seahawks,49ers,Cardinals) AFC West vs NFC East (Chiefs,Broncos,Raiders,Chargers vs Eagles,Cowboys,Redskins,Giants) 2005,2009,2013,2017,2021,2025 AFC East vs NFC West (Patriots,Jets,Bills,Dolphins vs Seahawks,Rams,Cardinals,49ers) AFC North vs NFC East (Steelers,Ravens,Bengals,Browns vs Eagles,Giants,Cowboys,Redskins) AFC South vs NFC North (Colts,Jaguars,Texans,Titans vs Packers,Vikings,Lions,Bears) AFC West vs NFC South (Chargers,Broncos,Chiefs,Raiders vs Falcons,Saints,Panthers,Buccaneers)

20:53,no good! Wide left.

Back when people can be within a inch

shouldnt that interception the texans got in ot be a incomplete pass?

What in the written script is this

I’m Lincoln and I like turkey and i can see the future and I will say the game will be some what good but in the 4th quarter the Texans score 20 points to win 44-24

This game right here signified that Jim Schwartz was a terrible HC.

The Lions got robbed badly over that call.

This is the most lions game ever

His knee was on the fucking ground

a coach on the sideline should not be able to effect the outcome of the game when his actions are not during any play.

Yup, Lions got screwed. Everyone knew it. I don't care how many times they went back and forth in OT.