Terry McAulay criticizes the referees for missing the passing penalty after Jordan Love’s goal

Terry McAulay criticizes the referees for missing the passing penalty after Jordan Love’s goal

It didn’t take long for the Lions-Packers game to heat up on Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. Packers quarterback Jordan love was coached by a number of Lions defensive linemen, including defensive lineman Za’Darius Smithwho hit him on the head with his hand. TNF rules analyst Terry McAulay quickly blamed the referees for the missed penalty.

Here is the video of the hit below.

Terry McAulay on the Jordan Love hit

“It definitely looks like it was forceful contact with the quarterback’s head and neck area. In this case you would have had to attack the passer roughly,” McAulay explained on “Thursday Night Football.”

The game between the Lions and Packers was, as expected, a fairly high-scoring affair, with the Lions leading 24-21 at the end of the third quarter. Jordan Love completed 12 of 20 passes for 206 yards and threw one touchdown with no interceptions. The Packers took control early in the fourth quarter and scored a touchdown to take a 28-24 lead with 13:54 to play.

Lions receiver Tim Patrick had one of his best nights in recent memory, hauling in six catches for 43 yards and two touchdowns. It had been 1,082 days and two serious injuries since Patrick scored a touchdown. On Thursday night he had two. And Detroit jumped back on top, leading the game 31-28 with 8:39 left in the fourth quarter. Packers running back Josh Jacobs had 18 carries for 66 yards and three touchdowns.

On TNF, Love connected with speedster Christian Watson several times, with Watson making four catches for 114 receiving yards. He also made contact with Packers receiver Dontayvion Wicks on multiple occasions. The former Virginia star had four catches for 49 yards.

The Lions ultimately won 34-31. Detroit was 12-1 overall and 6-1 at home. And the Green Bay Packers fell to 9-4 overall and 4-2 on the road.

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