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Detroit Lions players blast officiating for 'awful' calls: 'Detroit vs. Everybody'

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Lions DE Trey Flowers says 'I didn't think hands to the chest was a penalty' after loss to Packers, Oct. 14, 2019 in Green Bay. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. – They were furious, both at themselves for wasting opportunities and at officials for a trio of “awful” calls that went against them in the second half.

Several Detroit Lions blasted the officiating after Monday’s 23-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers, saying a pair of hands-to-the-face penalties on Trey Flowers and a personal foul on Tracy Walker were incorrectly officiated.