Packers blast officiating after loss to Lions: ‘It’s bulls—‘ and ‘f—ing up the games’

The Green Bay Packers had their three-game win streak snapped on Sunday, as Jared Goff and the rival Detroit Lions defeated them, 20-17. While Packers kicker Trey Smack missed a 35-yard field goal with 3:25 remaining in the fourth quarter, setting the stage for a Lions' game-winning drive, there were several questionable officiating calls that played into Detroit's favor as well.

In all, Green Bay was penalized eight times for 81 yards. Many of those calls, though, were called into question and outright blasted by the Packers. Safety Xavier McKinney felt it was necessary to make it clear how disgusted he was with the calls on Sunday, calling them "bullshit" after the game.

"I don't know how the NFL's going to treat it, but I'm not a big fan of the refs right now," McKinney said. "I don't think it's great officiating, if I'm being completely honest. I think it's bullshit a lot of the times."

One of the most controversial calls was a roughing-the-passer penalty on Karl Brooks with 2:45 remaining in the fourth quarter, adding 15 yards to an 18-yard gain by Sam LaPorta. Even Fox commentator and legendary quarterback Tom Brady couldn't hide his disgust. "What is…

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