Packers rip officiating after roughing penalties prove costly in loss - ESPN

DETROIT — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur treaded lightly on the topic of officiating after his team's loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, but several players in his locker room did not use the same discretion.

No one was more outspoken than All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney.

«I don't know how the NFL's going to treat it, but I'm not a big fan of the refs right now,» McKinney said. «I don't think it's great officiating, if I'm being completely honest. I think it's bulls--- a lot of the times.»

He didn't stop there after the Packers were flagged for two more roughing the passer penalties to run their season total to eight over the first seven games, on top of an unnecessary roughness on a play Green Bay thought was still ongoing but referee Alex Moore did not — even if there was no whistle to signify its end.

«It's annoying even talking about it because these are critical drives throughout the game, and we might have a drive where we're getting stops but you're calling penalties and it's like, this is not a penalty,» McKinney said. «To me, it just don't really make any sense, and it's killing our momentum, it's killing our drives, and it's kind of f---ing up the games, if I'm being honest.»

McKinney said he did not care if his comments drew a fine from the NFL.

«I would rather get fined and try to help my team out because I see what's going on, and it's killing us,» McKinney said. «We all see it. We all see what's going on. Everyone sees what's going on, the fans see what's going on, we see what's going on when we're out there.»

LaFleur vehemently argued several calls during the game but took a more cautious approach afterward.

«I don't even want to comment on any of the penalties,» LaFleur said. «I just — it is what