"During the first three quarters, it poured antiseptic over its officials by trying to make the perfect call." Really? I thought the lack of calls (head to head on Shepard) and lack of enforcement (Barnett staying in the game after not being "egregious" enough -guess "egregious" is now defined as "killing someone"), the NFL's refusal for it's New York officials to overturn an obvious bad call (e.g. Adams getting his chin knocked back NOT being defensive pass interference), and officiating in general was some of the worst I'd seen in years for the Packers/Eagles game in particular. The fourth quarter and last two minutes were no different. I'm fine with "letting 'em play" but not fine with "letting 'em maim". The Packers lost this game but the officiating was flat out terrible from start to finish IMHO.

"But in the name of consistency, let's have a universal product. Let's have something that is the same from week to week."

More than ever I have NO IDEA what Pass Interference is in the EYES of the NFL Officials. Different crews bring different results and calls...MUCH different which is part of what makes it so maddening. The challenge for example by MLF was so OBVIOUS I had absolutely no doubt the call would be reversed and the officials would call PI on the Philly defense.

The no-call at the end of the game was just about as obvious but it didn't even feel like they took a look because the Philly offense was on the field taking a knee in no time...Game Over. But it's not just with PI. What about the helmet to helmet hits and WHY in the hell was Derek Barnett allowed to continue to play? That was TARGETING. Williams had NO CHANCE. No chance to protect himself, to duck, to do a thing. Not with multiple defenders holding him in place for Barnett to do his dirty work.

I could handle the old NFL. Sure it wasn't perfect but it usually evened itself out over the length of the season...You win some, you lose some. But this, this inconsistent BS we see week in and week out is a joke. Instead of the great game we saw, we're talking about all the HORRIBLE calls that didn't get made...Plain and OBVIOUS calls.

If you told me the Packers would be 3-1 at the quarter-point of the season I'd have been all in on that. Playing Chicago. Minnesota, Denver, & Philly and being at 3-1 was better than most thought the Packers would be. BUT to lose a game like that with SO MANY penalties not being called that would have undoubtedly changed this game just sucks! I guess the ONLY good part of it was it was a nationally televised game so EVERYBODY saw the NFL blow it once again.

Swantz was behind all the dirty plays from beginning to end. If the refs don’t call it then he is going to keep it up. I think that HE should be fined. It was his players who did it but it.was his coaching that taught it. They have become my new team to hate.

The NFL is in a constant state of confusion. They make so much money and pretend to care about player safety. When a player is knocked unconcious by another player and stays in the game, it'll happen again. This is what fans want, the big hit, it's been bred in our football culture since the game began. The player in question knocked Williams out of the game who may have scored from the 1 later, got a strip sack that led to a TD for Philly. If he is ejected like he should have been, it changes the outcome of the game. The NFL doesn't want players ejected to change an outcome. IMO the league didn't want the EAgles at 1-3, bad for ratings. 2 helmet to helmet hits to start the Packers 1st possesion, 1 penalty. This is a way to ensure parity I guess.

I don’t think I have been this angry about an officiated Packer game since Joe Jurkevic was cheapshotted by Erik Allen. “Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord”, but I would have gone after their knees in retaliation is my first visceral reaction. My second thought is this would be an escalation with Rodgers being a target for them in response, and therefore not an intelligent thing to do. One day, a player will not have a second thought before taking action. It is because of this probability that officiating HAS to get much better.

Players make mistakes, coaches make mistakes.....why wouldn’t officials make mistakes?

Players and coaches are held accountable. Officials? Not so much.

The good news is Rodgers looked like Rodgers in this game. The offense carried the defense. Without mugging our WRs the Eagles couldn't stop Rodgers. Pettine has time to make adjustments on his defense for the Cowboys. We'll see if he can pressure Dak and stop Elliot. Bad news is this was the worst officiating I have seen since replacement refs.

There really are two things going on here. One is the idiocy of the new pass interference rules and the second is player safety. They should be addressed separately because one involves the outcome of the games and the second involves long term player health.

1- Pass Interference calls have become an absolute joke. They created this rule because of the obvious miss in last years playoff. I think their intention was to have only the most obvious and blatant calls reversed. Here's the problem. Why give challenges? Many of these calls have always been subjective. I think they want the reversal to be only on plays that would bring assault charges. However, isn’t that what happened a couple of times in the game? One at the goal line that ended the game, clearly a bear hug before the ball arrived? How did the officials miss this on the field? How did the “booth” not intervene? What is pass interference.
2- Player Safety. I am all for good hard football. What we saw the other night contrary to NFL statements was not that. First Shepard was nailed in the head by a player who launched his head gear into Shepard’s head. No call, yet it occurred in the middle of the field, with the guy catching the ball for the whole world to see. Two, Barnett of the Eagles LAUNCHED his head into a defenseless Player, after the whistle as another player had stopped his forward progress. 15 yard penalty, yet no ejection no fine, player carried off the field!??? Third Sendejo of the Eagles LAUNCHES himself helmet first and creates head to head contact with his own teammate!?? The NFL response nothing.

I for one am disgusted that the players themselves who are now well aware of concussions and the impact of CTE long term have continued to allow their fellow players to commit these unnecessary hits. The Players talk about a “brotherhood”. I call bullshit. That the NFL hasn’t taken an even harder stance with DQs and suspensions seemingly condoning the behavior is inexcusable. The NFL AND the Players Union are both full of crap when it comes to this issue. The silence is deafening. Two players were carted off the field because of actions that had nothing to do with football.

All right, I'm going to be the contrarian here. That wasn't clear and obvious PI. The defender was there a split second before the ball, and if it's too fast to see in real time, slow mo should not be micromanaging these types of calls. The same is true of King's play on Jeffrey - he hit his hand a split second before the ball got there. Technically it's PI, but closer to being simultaneous. The MVS play was clear and obvious, and significantly hindered him - if you hit a receiver in the face, they can't watch the ball in (in addition to not being turned around).

These latest events during the Packers/Eagles game are examples of why it is becoming harder and harder for me to watch NFL football. I only watch the Packers games as it is now and I still see more officiating and NFL incompetence in one game then I would see over an entire NFL season back in the day.

When a league with the NFL’s resources doesn’t employ one of the best solutions available, the Eye in the Sky, with a seventh official available to make the calls, it is just ridiculous. What is the point of all of these reviews and replays and they still can’t get the calls correct or protect the players.

At this point the games are neither fair or safe. This leads to questions about the integrity of the league on many levels. Are they pandering for TV ratings? Yes, but why they no longer need to? Are they in league with Vegas gambling and beyond? Who knows but it sure looks like Vegas cleans up every week and if you follow the money it really makes you wonder. Again, why? The league’s revenues are as high as they have ever been.

And yet, no Eye in the Sky, completely irrational rulings on PI, and Helmet to Helmet hits, no consistency on holding calls or what is or isn’t a tackle or a catch. It just goes on and on. The games are hard to watch and it seems to me less and less in the hands of the players and more and more determined by who? or what? I certainly don’t know but it is ruining the games, the results and ultimately the legitimacy of the championships and the league for me. Thanks, Since ‘61

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There was also a ridiculous OPI called on Ertz (?) on one of Philly's first touchdowns, where he started his block at the LOS. It was a baffling call, and was correctly overturned. Then, later, Martinez was clearly interfered with on Howard's swing pass, and no call or review. The refs were lost at the field level, and the review booth is lost too.

No suspension for either Barnett or Sendejo. That hit on J Will is the same kind of hit Trevathan did to Davante and he got suspended 2 games. Some consistency would be nice. It's a good thing Tonyan had the awareness to duck down as soon as he caught the pass. He KNEW what they were going to try. Watching the replay, it's clear as day Sendejo was absolutely head hunting - he doesn't even make an effort to get low. I'm all for big hits - but there is a right and wrong way to do it. Karma is a wicked bitch though. Those dirty tactics actually got the Eagles player injured worse than J Will. I'm not usually one to blame the refs for a loss because as a former player I feel like regardless of one call there are still plays that have to be made on the field but wow. Just...wow. My guess? Vegas made their money and that's why the refs were looking the other way. It's getting harder and harder every year to watch the NFL.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001059373/article/barnett-wont-be-s...

The NFL is in the business to make money, not keep its players or fans happy. IMO, they're using the officials to dictate the outcomes of games to their benefit- they were going to do anything possible to make sure the Eagles didn't lose a third game. The officiating mistakes here (with the benefit of slow motion replay) either dictate that they're incompetent or they're cheating to get what they want.

I understand many here being upset and feeling like they were cheated out of a win vs Philly....haha.....no I don't.

The Packers lost this game by their play but for some reason every week some fan of a team screams foul. Do fouls happen that aren't called,yes. Are all calls over turned,no. Should all calls be over turned,no. It's called sh%T happens and the Refs step in it often. But let's not try to blame the loss on the Refs like crying children when the Packers lost this game.

Think more like it was incredible that they had the chance to TIE the game via their horrible play and that non call call that MLF didn't challenge would only have TIED the game and not put a check mark in the win column.

If you play as bad as the Packers did in the trenches on both sides of the ball, be happy they were where they were at the end because the end should have been seen much earlier had not Rodgers played like he did which was something this new culture offense was suppose to eliminate.

I am so glad you have attached the video of the play here. Everyone needs to watch it especially those that blame Rodgers for missing the so called wide open receiver Shepard. He didn't come open until the ball was half way to MVS when his defender left him. In the twitter feed there is another shot that shows more from the QB perspective and clearly shows why he made the throw to MVS and not Shepard. For those that keep spouting the trust BS as the reason, watch the video.

There’s nothing you can do about the refs, they make mistakes like anyone. I’ve seen many calls go against but also many calls go for us. I think GB only have themselves to blame, no excuses. Pathetic run D for 3 games in a row. I hear many excuses about the short week, well PHI had the same issue and had to travel and were more banged up, yet they score 34 on the road. No time to panic IMO, but I expect a turnaround in DAL. We’ll see what they’re made of.

Game safety just became a joke. All for Betting odds, Game control, and a fantastic Finish. The league wants revenue. Security is money. The NFL got both this Thursday. The officials were going to be bias. They just tighten the race for two leagues. Oh, will show good sportsmanship. And blame the coach, and others, for missing opportunities. But the fan got his bang for the buck. And the hardiest thing for us, is dealing with the feelings of being victimized. We continue to see are hopes dashed by bad calls. Pushing this team to edge of the cliff. The players must not give in. Getting the team back under control is what must happen. They must show their team is superior man for man. That they have made a commitment to something bigger, and better. That psychological ploys, by any player, coach, or Ref, will not lead to their destruction.

Barnett should have been ejected he launched head first at Williams , the helmet to helmet hit should have been called on Shepherd and the hand in the face as well , had these calls been made properly it would have changed the outcome of the game.

Nicely stated Cory. Everybody has stated a number of excellent points here. Most of the answers are right before the NFL, but like most of the problems before the league, it has become all about ego and product be damned. On player safety, I echo both '61 and PackfanNY. If the players do not care for their own well being, knowing how short their careers are, then they are going to get what's coming to them. As the league knows, the players are the product and yet, both sides seems to do more work to degrade that product than anything else. Thursday Night Football is a perfect example of what's wrong with the league. The league and it's union, has a chance to fix this with the upcoming CBA, if both sides have enough guts to reach out to the other. If only....

I agree with the comments re: Schwartz - he has not adjusted his coaching and thus his players are rewarded for continuing to take cheap shots and helmet hits. Pettine has adjusted his coaching and seldom do you see a Packer leading with his helmet and thus they are susceptible to a couple extra yards every time a RB lowers his head and powers forward. Barnett and Sendehyo should both be suspended (even though Send hurt his own player) or these guys are never going to get it!!!

the hit to Shepard set the tone for the game and the Philly defense knew it was free to attack.

....I like the PI challenge option....but for Christ sake....get it RIGHT!!!......the officials are so inept, it would be laughable if it weren't so depressing.....

...I've said this before, and I'll say it again...the NFL is a multi-BILLION dollar industry...run by a bunch o' nit wits!!!........

Lots to complain about but one strange thing is I can’t remember a game where a team was creating such huge holes in the run game but not one holding call the whole game. Just saying...