Packers Head Coach Says He "Was Calling Timeout" Before Detrimental Fourth-Down Penalty

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Hamilton Porter

Nov 29, 2025

Lions fans -- and essentially all non-Packer fans -- were a bit upset after this series of events during a crucial fourth-down on Thanksgiving:

From the Detroit Free Press:

Up 10-7 with 2:16 left in the first half, the Packers had the ball on Detroit's 2-yard line down to a fourth-and-1. It then appeared that Green Bay right tackle Anthony Belton moved backward before the snap, drawing a flag and a presumed false start penalty that would have pushed the Packers back by 5 yards, potentially prompting a field goal attempt.

So instead of a potential field goal, the Packers got this:

The Pack would win in a close game, 31-24.

Here was Head Coach Matt LaFleur after the game:

Despite the controversy, women are (likely) overwhelmingly happy with Matt LaFleur after this one simply due to the fact that he just winked at them.

A few reactions from the internet:

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