The Packers stunned the Chiefs in Week 13, pulling off a victory in front of their home crowd—though it didn’t come without some controversy.
There were a slew of questionable decisions made by the game’s referees during the final few minutes of the fourth quarter, including an unnecessary roughness call against the Packers as well as a forward progress debacle, though none stood out more than a blatant missed pass interference call.
On a deep pass from Patrick Mahomes during Kansas City’s final drive, Green Bay defensive back Carrington Valentine was draped all over the back of Marquez Valdes-Scantling, making plenty of contact with the wide receiver, but was not flagged for defensive pass interference.
A few players later, on Kansas City’s last-second Hail Mary attempt, Travis Kelce was heavily interfered with, though that wasn’t flagged either.
The football world was in disbelief over the no-calls, as well as the other missed calls during the fourth quarter from the officiating crew, and they made their voices heard on social media, ripping into the refs for their inadequate performance.
Refs said F it ???? pic.twitter.com/AftpTUde83
— Will Blackmon ???? (@WillBlackmon) December 4, 2023
These refs have to be held accountable in some way. Those are two of the worst calls in a critical moment that I may have seen in a long long time.
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) December 4, 2023
How was that not a penalty??
— trey wingo (@wingoz) December 4, 2023
Refs on the last drive pic.twitter.com/TzxUSRjor8
— PFF (@PFF) December 4, 2023
The ref show in the final two minutes is extra special tonight.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) December 4, 2023
It's absolutely incredible that millions of people watching at home know what happened within seconds, but the on field refs do not.
— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) December 4, 2023
Fix the system. Free Common Sense.
A brutal final minute of officiating.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) December 4, 2023
Refereeing is hilarious. You just do whatever you want! It's just vibes!
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) December 4, 2023
refs were egregiously bad against both teams at the end
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 4, 2023
but is there just a totally different rulebook on Hail Mary’s that the refs use on that play?
because otherwise… pic.twitter.com/TZ9NvSq9rm
