Twitter explodes at the horrible officiating that hands the Packers a win

If you watched the Monday Night Football game in Green Bay, you saw it unfold in real time. Clete Blakeman’s officiating crew flat-out made up calls against the Detroit Lions to gift the Green Bay Packers a win.

Even Packers fans were embarrassed by the completely biased officiating and the Lions getting absolutely shafted. The NFL decided the Packers were to win, and their officials made it happen. The Lions defense made the plays on the field to make the stops to allow the barrage of field goals to hold up, but Blakeman’s crew thought otherwise with two completely phantom hands-to-the-face calls against Trey Flowers, as well as an ignored obvious pass interference call that would have driven the Lions into field goal range, at minimum.

Twitter exploded in outrage and contempt for the inept officiating. It came from everywhere, not just Lions fans.

Games like this make you not even want to watch the NFL. Everyone’s hand is in the pot💰💰. Year in and year out this happens to the Lions… Such CRAP @NFL

— Stephen Tulloch (@stephentulloch) October 15, 2019

The NFL changed all its replay rules to avoid impacting games and they just handed the Packers a game.

Lions might miss the playoffs over this.

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) October 15, 2019

Who had illegal hands to the face @nfl? @NFLOfficiating. @Lions @packers pic.twitter.com/kBUyGXrGw4

— Vikeologist™ (@Vikeologist) October 15, 2019

Even ESPN, the NFL's broadcaster, calling out the especially poor officiating tonight, during the game and focusing on it in the postgame show.

Still, you have to score touchdowns and not field goals.

— Bill Shea (@Bill_Shea19) October 15, 2019

I give up. Just give Green Bay the win. This is a joke

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 15, 2019

No one tunes in to watch the guys in black and white stripes.

There is no award show at the end of the season called the "Flaggies" for most penalties called.

You're a ref, you're there to ensure the integrity of the game, not pick the winner.

— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) October 15, 2019

This was disgusting. I've always been one of the "refs don't decide games" when there are 60 minutes of play. But. The refs literally decided this game. They changed the outcome of an NFL division with this atrocity. https://t.co/9wZ2FXu3KG

— Jason Moore (@jasonffl) October 15, 2019

Absolutely. New York should have overturned to 1/G/1. They did look at the call, and the pylon cam is available to them https://t.co/BqefodE9lR

— Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs (@footballzebras) October 15, 2019

Told you, NFL officiating problems aren’t just #Browns problems. League better clean it up. Jobs and millions in gambling 💰💰💰 on the line

— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) October 15, 2019

“It’s OK, Aaron. We’ll take care of everything.” pic.twitter.com/kyUKVJlqX8

— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) October 15, 2019

IDK I'm having a tough time caring about the NFL right now.

When it's so clearly and obviously rigged like this, what's the point?

This isn't a sport. It's WWF or some shit. It doesn't matter.

— Andrew Dannehy (@adannehy) October 15, 2019

I hate blaming the refs, I really think it's lazy and irrational. But the Lions were jabbed hard tonight multiple times. "Hands to the face" pic.twitter.com/wCtBGlQJJt

— Ian Wharton (@NFLFilmStudy) October 15, 2019

There needs to be an explanation about this. You can’t make that call TWICE and nothing comes of it. That’s embarrassing.

— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) October 15, 2019

My own two cents…

The officials just decided the Packers are the NFC North champs. The Lions made the plays and the refs did not let it happen. Not a chance in the world the fix isn't in. Not a chance.

— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) October 15, 2019

Jobs get lost because of wins and losses and the officials are directly causing that to happen. Complicit, even. Be better, @NFL

— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) October 15, 2019