Packers struggling with costly penalties tied with the Vikings

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Every week, the Green Bay Packers are like any other NFL team. They send videos of calls from officials with whom they have not agreed with the league office.

This week, the league is no doubt aware that the team is not satisfied with Clay Matthews' controversial fourth-quarter linebacker's controversial penalty. Field with a draw 29-29 Sunday.

Mr. McCarthy stated that he and his coaching staff had reviewed the videotape of the game early Monday morning and that they would compile the pieces they had taken and sent on Monday night or Tuesday morning.

Matthews was accused of a 15-yard personal foul for the rugged Vikings Kirk Cousins ​​quarterback with 1 minute, 37 seconds left and the Packers leaders, 29-21.

Instead of intercepting Jaire Alexander who would have allowed the Packers to win, they saw Cousins ​​throw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Adam Thielen and perform a 2-point conversion to Stefon Diggs to impose extra time. .

Neither team scored in an offensive period, while Daniel Carlson, the Vikings kicker, missed a pair of field goal attempts, including one when the overtime expired. The Vikings cut Carlson on Monday.

& # 39; & # 39; I approached it with the team. We do not focus on the uncontrollable. I do not focus on arbitration, "McCarthy said Monday. & # 39; & # 39; We focus on the fundamentals (of tackling), doing things right – the footwork, the approach, the hitting and finishing of any tackle.

& # 39; & # 39; And I felt that Clay had done what he had been asked to do. Obviously, they saw it differently. For me to sit and contend, it's really a waste of time for everyone.

When asked when he thought that calls such as the one referee Tony Corrente made on Matthews should be subject to an instant review, McCarthy said, "Well, I think that every time a play can change the game. … We will not sit down and complain and moan and rely on them to get a call to win the game.

"But also, when you have a chance to think and evaluate, everyone is trying to improve. We are not different. We give feedback that is part of the process for the arbitration department. "

Addressing a pool reporter after the match, Corrente said Matthews had been accused of taking Cousins ​​and driving him to the ground. … It has nothing to do with the rule of complete body weight. It has nothing to do with a helmet or a helmet. He took the back quarter and led it into the ground.

While McCarthy said it was incumbent on the Packers' defense to answer the call by still holding the Vikings, Matthews was clearly upset that the call was against him.

& # 39; & # 39; If you are not biased, I think it was a legal move. You can not help but think that if you did not have this call, how is this game going ?, said Matthews. At the same time, you are confused as to what you should think, what to do, how to feel. It's frustrating, no doubt about it.

I know quarterback protection is a priority, but it's out of control. I do not know what else to do. It's frustrating because Jaire's interception, that's the game, right?

& # 39; & # 39; Instead, they go down and mark – overtime. We had opportunities to win the game, no doubt, but frustrating to allow a call that I feel I have made to influence the game. "

McCarthy said the Packers, who had only been scored for a goalless penalty last season, talked about how the games are refereed and try to adjust accordingly.

McCarthy also acknowledged that Minnesota players Eric Kendricks' appeal for hitting the Packers quarter seemed inaccurate.

& # 39; & # 39; This is definitely a subject. I mean, we had four penalties in two weeks. At any time, the patterns become abnormal, I mean, there is a reason behind that, "McCarthy said. The way this piece is arbitrated is different. But in Clay's particular case, I felt he did what he was trained to do.

& # 39; & # 39; You must make sure that you look at all the variables. I'm not sure that all variables are clear now. You look at the two penalties that were called in the game, the quarterbacks, they try to throw the ball.

I think that's where the defender hits the quarterback. Because I get what the goal is, and we are all for the goal achieved. But in the same breath, we must make sure that it is not a competitive disadvantage for the smuggler trying to hit the quarterback. "

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