No shit the Packers had chances to win it and failed to do so but don’t let anyone dismiss your feelings on that officiating yesterday, Packers fans.
It’s a league-wide problem and cause and effect absolutely played a role in that loss.
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Green Bay Packers 2026 penalty numbers, specifically on all-important THIRD DOWN plays & in the FOURTH QTR of games
The #Packers lead the #NFL in 4TH qtr penalty per game avg, recording historically high numbers in this category
Compounding that, the @packers have off-the-charts numbers surrendering AUTOMATIC 1ST DOWNS via penalty on THIRD DOWN plays (& primarily in the 4th qtr)
None of this is news to Green Bay players/coaches or fans
Three games in particular this season (@Vikings @Lions & vs Cowboys) were beyond ridiculous w' officiating in the 4th qtr of those contests
There are many numbers I can detail going back two decades but ill use 2021/2025 five-yr data as comparison to highlight the statistical improbablity of the 2026 stats
Green Bay is surrendering 1.71 AUTOMATIC 1ST DOWNS per game on THIRD DOWN
To put that in perspective, over the past 5 seasons the next highest avg in this category is the 2023 Titans (0.94 per game) & the 2021 #Bills at 0.89 per game
GB is averaging almost DOUBLE per game of the next highest penalized team over past 5 seasons in this category
In the FOURTH QTR, Green Bay is surrendering 1.29 AUTOMATIC 1ST DOWNS via penalty in 2026
The next closest to that the past five seasons is the 2024 Commanders at 0.90 per 4th qtr
The bulk of Packers ROUGHING THE PASSER & UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS & ILLEGAL CONTACT penalties have occurred in the 4th qtr (see clip #GBvsMIN Week 1 w' Shawn Hochuli)
For the record im not a Packers fan, just someone that studies data
But I watch every game & the officiating in some GB contests this season has been diabolical late
The general response is "just play better" so a bad call or calls have no impact on the final outcome
That sounds great & im sure every team would love to be ahead 50-0 in the 4th so an atrocious UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS penalty has zero impact
But the fact is most games come down to the final 10 mins & if you're on the wrong end of bad calls in the 4th qtr & particularly on 3rd down, its near impossible to overcome
Its up to Matt LaFleur & Packers hierarchy to inform @NFLOfficiating & start calling out the one-sided numbers
The positive would be these numbers can't continue indefinitely & GB does have 6 more games at Lambeau Field, where they historically have received better treatment
#GoPackGo
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They flagged the Dolphins for taunting here, but promote the video below with no call 😂
Q3 7:46 | Questionable Unnecessary Roughness, D.Wyatt | 12 yds:
Turned 2nd & 11 at GB 27 into 1st & 10 at GB 11. Lions score a TD 2 plays later.
Q3 6:40 | Questionable no-call, Illegal Block in the Back, P.Sewell | Not called:
Goff to J.Williams for a 10-yd TD. Lions take a 17-14 lead.
Q3 4:13 | Questionable no-call, Intentional Grounding, J.Goff | Not called:
2nd & 10 at DET 48. Goff throws it away with no receiver in the area. No flag, no loss of down.
Q3 4:09 | Questionable Roughing the Passer, B.Cox | 15 yds:
Very next play. A 3rd & 10 incompletion gets wiped out. Lions get a free 1st down at GB 37.
Q3 1:57 | Questionable DPI, B.Cisse | 8 yds:
Erased a Cisse INT at the GB 11. Lions get 1st & 10 at GB 11. Defense still gets the 4th down stop at the 6.
Q4 15:00 | Questionable Intentional Grounding, J. Love | 11 yds:
1st & 10 at GB 19 becomes 2nd & 21 at GB 8. Love throws an INT 2 plays later.
Q4 2:45 | Questionable Roughing the Passer, K.Brooks | 15 yds:
Tacked onto an 18-yd catch on the final drive. Lions go from their own 27 to the GB 40 in one play.
Q4 1:08 | Questionable no-call, Taunting, DET offense | Not called:
Gibbs runs 8 yds to the GB 3 on 3rd & 6 for the game’s last 1st down. The whole offense taunts. No flag. Goff kneels, Bates hits a 22-yd FG at :01.
Lions 20, Packers 17.
Oh my god another missed call.
12-1-3(b) It is a foul if an offensive blocker:
Blocks an opponent (from behind) in the back above the opponent’s waist, or uses his hands or arms to push an opponent from behind in a manner that affects his movement.
Yep and both things can be and absolutely are true:
- The Packers got absolutely hosed by inexcusable officiating
- The Packers had chances to overcome it and failed
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This GB/DET game is one of the worst-officiated games I've ever seen.
Just absolute batshit calls.
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Packers All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney unloads on the officiating. Have a listen. Says he’d rather get fined and try and help his team.
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Xavier McKinney on officiating: “It’s kinda fucking up the games if I’m being honest.”
Said the game was “for sure” stolen from the Packers by the refs.