Lions players blast NFL officials after phantom calls cost them a win over the Packers

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• The Detroit Lions lost a heartbreaking game on Monday night against the Green Bay Packers after several blown calls from the officials went against them.
• Lions safety Tracy Walker was called for unnecessary roughness while making a play on the ball, and defensive end Trey Flowers was called for illegal hands to the face twice on plays that kept the Packers alive.
• After the game, Walker and Flowers both expressed frustration with how the officials had called the game.
• The outrage over Monday night's game could spur change from the league, but what that change would look like remains to be seen.
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The Detroit Lions were open with their frustrations regarding the officiating in Monday night's game against the Green Bay Packers.

After losing 23-22 on a Mason Crosby field goal that went through the uprights as time expired, the Lions couldn't help but feel that a few blown calls that went against them had cost them the game.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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