Xavier McKinney Questions Refs After Packers' Loss to Lions, 'A Lot of S--t That Doesn't Make Sense'

The Green Bay Packers had a number of costly penalties in Sunday's loss to the Detroit Lions, and they clearly disagreed with some of the calls made by the officials.

Several members of the team addressed the officiating afterwards, including safety Xavier McKinney, who said that "we all see what's going on." He added that "there's a lot of s--t" that doesn't make sense right now.

The Packers had eight penalties that cost them 81 yards, while the Lions had five penalties for 50 yards. While the difference in penalties wasn't exorbitant, Green Bay perhaps had more costly penalties.

In the third quarter, Devonte Wyatt was called for unnecessary roughness after he tackled Amon-Ra St. Brown a touch too late. The result of the flag was a first down for Detroit, and it gave the Lions the ball on the 11-yard line. They scored two plays later.

"We ruled that the play was over," referee Alex Moore said in an interview with pool reporter Ben Raven of MLive. "I can't honestly hear if there was a whistle over it or not, but the tackler made the tackle, the play was over. Then, there was an additional action, and he basically tackled him again with force after the play was over."

But at the end of the day, the Packers can't blame the loss entirely on the refs. They had a number of preventable errors, like an interception from Jordan Love, a missed field goal late in the game and more.

"I don't even wanna comment on any of the officials," head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters . "It is what it is. You gotta play above it. I thought there were some tough calls, but it is what it is."

Green Bay can't dwell on the loss for too long, as it will have a short week with the Carolina Panthers on deck for Thursday night.