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Retired NFL star Chris Long: League 'has a lot to reckon with' after multiple officiating mistakes

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The consensus after two controversial penalties cost the Detroit Lions a crucial win on national television in Week 6 was clear: Something has to change.

Fans, analysts and legends of the league all spoke out after Lions defensive end Trey Flowers was penalized twice for illegal hands to the face – a penalty Flowers has never previously drawn in his five-year career – late in the game against the Green Bay Packers, extending what would become a drive toward Green Bay's game-winning field goal.