GREEN BAY — Coach Mike McCarthy and his Green Bay Packers staff spent part of Monday putting together a compilation of plays they disagreed with from Sunday’s 29-29 tie with the Minnesota Vikings to send into the NFL’s officiating department.
Apparently, they won’t need to include Clay Matthews’ controversial roughing-the-passer penalty late in the fourth quarter. Because as far as the NFL is concerned, there is no controversy.
A league source said Monday afternoon that not only does the NFL officiating department believe referee Tony Corrente was right when he flagged Matthews for his hit on Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, but that the play will be used as a teaching tool in the weekly video the league office sends to its 32 teams to emphasize various rules and how they are enforced.