Following the Detroit Lions’ 23-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers, head official Clete Blakeman spoke to the media. The game, of course, was marred a few controversial calls, including two odd illegal hands to the face penalties that both extended Packers fourth-quarter drives on what should have been fourth downs.
Blakeman addressed those penalties and also the personal foul penalty on Tracy Walker that cost the Lions 15 yards earlier in the game. Here’s the full interaction between Blakeman and the media:
Question: On the helmet-to-helmet contact with Tracy Walker, it appeared he was going for the ball.