{"id":289466,"date":"2023-09-29T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289466"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:35:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:35:26","slug":"packers-hc-matt-lafleur-quay-walkers-penalty-was-bad-but-not-going-to-sit-here-and-blame-quay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nfl\/packers-hc-matt-lafleur-quay-walkers-penalty-was-bad-but-not-going-to-sit-here-and-blame-quay\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers HC Matt LaFleur: Quay Walker's penalty 'was bad' but 'not going to sit here and blame Quay'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linebacker Quay Walker was one of the few Green Bay Packers players performing well Thursday night, gobbling up ball carriers by the handful against Detroit.<\/p>\n

But once again, Walker committed a head-shaking penalty that put his club in a tough spot.<\/p>\n

The Packers dug their way back into the contest, cutting the lead from 27-3 at halftime to 27-17 in the fourth quarter. Green Bay surrendered a long drive but forced Detroit to settle for a field goal, keeping it a two-possession game with half a quarter to play.<\/p>\n

However, after a commercial break, officials announced a penalty on Walker for illegally leaping over the line. The mistake gave Detroit a fresh set of downs inside the 10-yard-line, which they eventually cashed in for a TD to push the lead to 17 points — three scores — all but ending the Packers’ hopes of a miraculous comeback.<\/p>\n

“You have to be within one yard of the line of scrimmage. You cannot get a running start and do that,” coach Matt LaFleur noted of the penalty after the 34-20 loss. “It was bad. It was a bad deal.”<\/p>\n

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