Two phantom hands-to-the-face penalties on Lions pass rusher Trey Flowers marred the Green Bay Packers’ controversial, come-from-behind win over the Detroit Lions on “Monday Night Football,” the latest in a line of high-profile officiating embarrassments for the league. Flowers, the Lions' prized pass rusher who'd never been flagged for illegal use of hands in four-plus seasons, was called on back to back fourth-quarter possessions. On both Flowers penalties, it appears his outstretched arms only engage Packers LT David Bakhtiari’s shoulder pads. The surprisingly competent Lions were robbed by the unsurprisingly incompetent officials, and it's a big problem for the league, whose annual fall league meetings just so happen to begin Tuesday in Ft. Lauderdale. Visit ProFootballWeekly.com | View Latest E-Edition

Source: Daily Sun October 15, 2019 04:41 UTC