Packers players and coach criticize officiating after 20-17 loss to Lions
The gist
The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17 as Packers players and coach Matt LaFleur criticized the officiating.
The Packers lead the league with eight roughing the passer flags, and reports say fines are coming.
How it unfolded
- Oct 21, 2026Yahoo Sports reported NFL fans criticized officials after Sunday Night Football, citing a disputed roughing-the-passer penalty that wiped out an apparent Packers interception; both teams were flagged 11 times.
- Oct 25, 2026The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17 in Detroit; Packers players criticized the officiating afterward.
- Oct 25, 2026Midway through the third quarter, with Green Bay leading 14-10, Devonte Wyatt was called for unnecessary roughness on the St. Brown play; the Lions scored two plays later to make it 17-14.