DETROIT – The officiating in the Green Bay Packers’ loss to the Detroit Lions left plenty to be desired, though that’s just excuse-making in the 34-31 verdict on Thursday night.
From Jordan Love getting whacked in the head by Za’Darius Smith to Keisean Nixon getting horse-collared on a blitz and Xavier McKinney getting his helmet pushed off his head by Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Lions got away with several obvious penalties in completing the season sweep.
One of the pivotal plays of the high-stakes matchup came with the Packers trailing 31-28 with about 4 1/2 minutes remaining.