NFL officials under fire for granting Packers timeout after apparent false start

NFL officials stoked play during the Green Bay Packers’ triumph implicit the Detroit Lions connected Thursday implicit a arguable determination to assistance caput manager Matt LaFleuer a timeout erstwhile it appeared his squad committed a mendacious commencement penalty.

The contented occurred precocious successful the 2nd 4th portion the Packers were connected the 2-yard enactment connected 4th down with astir 2:16 near successful the archetypal half. Jordan Love called for the shot but it appeared 1 of his violative linemen jumped. However, officials said LaFleur was capable to telephone a timeout earlier the punishment was committed.

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Green Bay Packers antiaircraft lineman Micah Parsons (1) sacks Detroit Lions backmost Jared Goff (16) during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A replay showed otherwise.

The Packers would people a touchdown to extremity the thrust – a 2-yard touchdown walk from Love to Romeo Doubs. Green Bay won the game, 31-24.

NFL referee Ron Torbert defended the determination to assistance the Packers a timeout successful an interrogation with a excavation newsman aft the game.

LaFleur was asked astir the incidental aft the game.

Green Bay Packers caput manager Matt LaFleur connected the sideline during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Detroit Lions successful Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.  (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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"Of people they got it right," LaFleur said with a wink. "I was calling timeout."

NFL fans weren’t truthful definite and expressed it arsenic overmuch connected societal media.

Love finished 18-of-30 with 234 passing yards and 4 touchdown passes. Two of the touchdown passes were to Dontayvion Wicks – his archetypal 2 of the season. Doubs and Christian Watson had the different two.

Wicks had six catches for 94 yards.

Lions backmost Jared Goff was 20-of-26 with 256 passing yards and 2 touchdown passes. Jameson Williams turned into his superior people arsenic Amon-Ra St. Brown near the crippled with an injury. He had 7 catches connected 10 targets for 144 yards and a touchdown.

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The Packers improved to 8-3 with the triumph and the Lions fell to 7-5.

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