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Safety Xavier McKinney unloaded on the referees following a 20-17 defeat, calling out phantom penalties that kept key drives alive for Detroit and that drew criticism from Tom Brady…
The Green Bay Packers strongly criticized the officiating following their 20-17 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, which ended Green Bay's three-game winning streak. Safety Xavier McKinney labeled the refereeing as poor and harmful to the team's momentum, while cornerback Keisean Nixon claimed the decisions were one-sided. Green Bay was penalized eight times for 81 yards during the contest.
The game featured several controversial penalties, including roughing-the-passer calls against Karl Brooks and Brenton Cox Jr., an unnecessary roughness flag on Devonte Wyatt, and an intentional grounding call on quarterback Jordan Love. Television commentators, including Tom Brady and Dean Blandino, also publicly questioned multiple critical personal foul calls that favored Detroit on decisive drives.
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