The Packers were flagged seven times for 76 yards in the second half. Green Bay players questioned several calls, including a roughing-the-passer penalty on defensive lineman Karl Brooks during Detroit’s final scoring drive.

“That’s teach-tape tackle. That’s not roughing the passer,” Fox rules analyst Dean Blandino said during the broadcast.

Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt said he felt the officials favored Detroit. Coach Matt LaFleur acknowledged that some calls were difficult for Green Bay but said the team had to keep playing through them.

A third-quarter unnecessary-roughness penalty on Wyatt came after Detroit receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown got up following a tackle and resumed running. Two plays later, Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams. Wyatt and LaFleur said they had not heard a whistle before St. Brown got up.

Referee Alex Moore told a pool reporter the officials had ruled the play over before Wyatt made a second tackle. Moore said he could not confirm whether a whistle was audible.

On Detroit’s next possession, a roughing-the-passer call against Brenton Cox erased a third-and-10 incompletion, and a pass-interference penalty on Brandon Cisse wiped out his interception. The Lions eventually turned the ball over on downs at Green Bay’s 6-yard line.

Green Bay entered the game with an NFL-high average of 9.3 penalties per game and had been assessed 78 penalty yards per game, the league’s second-highest average. According to Sportradar, the Packers also had eight roughing-the-passer penalties, most in the NFL, while opponents had not been called for the infraction against them this season.

Safety Xavier McKinney said he wanted officials to apply the same standard to hits on Green Bay’s quarterback and receivers. “I just don’t really understand,” he said.

The penalties were not Green Bay’s only problem. The Packers failed to score on three of four red-zone trips, missed two field goals and gained only 60 yards on 19 rushing attempts despite Josh Jacobs’ return. Jacobs also dropped a potential 17-yard go-ahead touchdown pass with about three and a half minutes left.

Kicker Trey Smack missed a 26-yard attempt on Green Bay’s opening possession and had a 35-yard kick blocked with the score tied and 3:21 remaining. He was the only NFL kicker to miss a field goal from 35 yards or closer this season, according to the game report.

Green Bay’s defense held Detroit to its lowest point total of the season and stopped the Lions on all their fourth-down attempts. Keisean Nixon tackled Jahmyr Gibbs for a 2-yard loss on fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter, but the Packers could not turn that stop into a score.

The loss leaves Green Bay at 4-3. The Packers are scheduled to host the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night. Carolina, 3-3, is coming off a 43-13 loss to Tampa Bay.