Mountain_Commando
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It's only a penalty if you pull or twist it. The Lions player slightly grazed it with his finger as you may have noticed. Incidental contact like that = no foul. Looks like the sudden impact (and potentially some Rodgers acting) made his helmet jerk.
The one ref who saw the play up close made the right call and didn't throw his flag. Unfortunately, an official behind the play threw his, despite having a worse view and basically just guessed it was a penalty.
Also, I believe you can fully grab a hold of the facemask and release it, as long as you don't tug/pull/twist it.
Wow. Lions fans must be fuming.