Another Penalty-Filled Performance Leaves the Packers Fuming After 20-17 Loss to the Lions
McKinney said the flags were hurting Green Bay’s momentum after officials called multiple roughing and unnecessary roughness penalties that fueled Detroit’s winning drive.
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers 20-17 at Ford Field on a last-second field goal, a victory shaped by several controversial penalty calls late in the game.
- Green Bay has committed an NFL-high eight roughing-the-passer penalties this season, while opponents have not been called for the infraction once, creating frustration that intensified during Sunday's critical fourth-quarter drives.
- Broadcaster Tom Brady declared a roughing call "definitely not roughing the passer," while rules analyst Dean Blandino labeled it a "teach-tape tackle." Safety Xavier McKinney called the officiating "bullshit," saying it was "killing our momentum."
- Referee Alex Moore told pool reporters "we ruled the play was over," defending his crew's decisions. Packers coach Matt LaFleur vehemently argued calls during the game but afterward said, "I don't even want to comment on any of the penalties."
- The Packers must quickly shift focus, hosting the Carolina Panthers on "Thursday Night Football" in just four days with little time to process the controversial loss.
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Another penalty-filled performance leaves the Packers fuming after 20-17 loss to the Lions
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After a short reprieve in which NFL officiating did not beclown itself for a couple of weeks, we saw the return of questionable and borderline unprofessional work by the league’s men in stripes during the Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions game on Sunday. And as the most curious calls went against the Packers, it [...]
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