The penalty flag Lions safety Quandre Diggs drew for holding 49ers tight end George Kittle in the fourth quarter Sunday received all the attention, but Kittle said it was hardly an isolated incident. Kittle colorfully explained Detroit's defenders were handsy with him all afternoon. "They liked me," he said. "I think they had a crush on me." Indeed, Kittle's modest stat line - two catches for 22 yards - didn't reflect the impact he made by drawing penalties. With just over two minutes left, of course, Diggs grabbed Kittle in the middle of the field and the resulting flag wiped out what might have been a punch-in-gut interception from Jimmy Garoppolo in the 49ers' 30-27 win.
49ers TE Kittle on Lions defenders: ‘I think they had a crush on me’
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