NFL Infuriates Packers; Admits Massive Mistake Vs Eagles (Report)

The Green Bay Packers are going into the 2024 off-season with expectations of taking the next step. After making the playoffs in back-to-back years with Jordan Love under center, the team is certainly trending in the right direction.

However, their loss against the Philadelphia Eagles stung regardless. Now the NFL admitted they made a massive mistake that completely changed the game.

“We Knew It” Packers Fan Erupt As NFL Admits Massive Mistake Vs Eagles (Report)

Jan 12, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks (42) causes a fumble on Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon (25) for the opening kick off during the first half in an NFC wild card game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

According to Tom Pelissero of The NFL Network:

The NFL fined #Eagles LB Oren Burks $8,333 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet) — his hit on #Packers KR Keisean Nixon that caused a fumble on the opening kickoff last week.

No flag was thrown.

The NFL fined #Eagles LB Oren Burks $8,333 for unnecessary roughness (use of helmet) — his hit on #Packers KR Keisean Nixon that caused a fumble on the opening kickoff last week.

No flag was thrown.

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— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 18, 2025

Jan 12, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks (42) causes a fumble on the opening kick off against the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter in the NFC wild card game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher

The play single handedly changed the momentum in the game from the very first snap. Of course, Green Bay fans weren’t very happy to see this:

@nfl Brad Allen and their crew should be banned from refereeing anymore nfl games.

— Ama Deisel (@amar3455) January 18, 2025

nice thanks great ‘ppreciate it cool

— CheeseheadTV 🧀 (@cheeseheadtv) January 18, 2025

Truth:
Nixon recovered his own fumble ✅
Unnecessary roughness ✅

Refs fantasy:
Eagles recovered
Legal hit

Got it 📝

— 𝙂𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙂𝙤 (@Go_Pack_Go52) January 18, 2025

What a joke of a league. How is that not reviewable the same way targeting is reviewable in cfb.

— noon (@NoOneBets) January 18, 2025

It was interesting to see how Nixon was vilified by Packers fans on social media following the play. Many of these fans are now defending him, saying that the play should have been penalized and that he recovered the ball on his own.

Jan 12, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Green Bay Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon (25) returns a kick off against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first quarter in the NFC wild card game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher

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