Isophoric News · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Tom Brady said roughing calls in Lions' 20-17 win over the Packers were wrong; Fox's rules analyst agreed
The Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17 on Sunday, 25 October, on a Jake Bates field goal as time expired, according to Packers Wire, a Packers-focused site published on Yahoo Sports. Packers Wire said the Packers dropped to 4-3 and were called for eight penalties for 81 yards, and it called the second-half officiating "terrible." Awful Announcing reported that Fox analyst Tom Brady, on the broadcast, objected to two fourth-quarter flags. With the Lions ahead 17-14, a roughing call on linebacker Derrick Barnes drew a "What?" and Brady said such contact is allowed "99 out of 100" times. With the score 17-17, a roughing the passer flag on a hit on Jared Goff gave the Lions 15 yards, and Brady said "That's definitely not roughing the passer!" Fox rules analyst Dean Blandino agreed, Awful Announcing reported, and called it a "teach-tape tackle." Awful Announcing also noted that some fans pointed to the protection officials gave Brady when he played. The pages do not carry a response from the league or the officials.
