The ending of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers game was disappointing due to an ambiguous call or two by the officials. Among the group of people who were upset with the call was Fortnite star Ninja, who responded by saying that he will cancel tickets to future Lions games.
Literally never going to another game again. Cancelling my tickets to the Lions game.
— Ninja (@Ninja) October 15, 2019
Late in the fourth quarter, the Packers had possession of the ball and were driving down the field with a 22-20 deficit. Aaron Rodgers was orchestrating a possible game-winning drive until Green Bay came upon a third-down play with less than two minutes remaining.
On the play, Rodgers threw an incomplete pass and the Packers' field goal unit was preparing to come onto the field. Instead, there was a yellow flag laying on the ground in the vicinity of Trey Flowers.
The officials decided to penalize Flowers for illegal use of hands after he extended his arm into David Bakhtiari's shoulder/chest area. The call itself was a questionable one, especially considering the situation that the penalty was called in.
Due to the penalty, Green Bay was able to wind the rest of the clock down. At the same time, Matthew Stafford was forced to hopelessly watch his defense as the time was dwindling in the game.
In the end, Mason Crosby hit a game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Packers the win. After three and a half quarters of fantastic football, it was ruined by a poor judgment call by the officials.
The Lions will likely get a worthless apology while their fans are forced to accept the terrible decision by the referees. It's safe to say we won't be seeing Ninja at any Lions games in the near future.
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