NFL Admits Flag on Detroit Was Error

The N-F-L says the second flag on Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers shouldn’t have been thrown.  Flowers was called for a pair of penalties which extended drives for the Green Bay Packers in a 23-22 decision on Monday Night Football.  The first gave the Packers a first down and negated a sack that would have forced a punt.  Three plays later Aaron Rodgers threw a T-D pass to Allen Lazard from the 35.  The second flag for illegal use of hands doomed the Lions.  The Packers would have been forced to kick the go-ahead field goal with enough time for Detroit to come back.  Instead, Green Bay ran out the clock and Mason Crosby kicked the game-winner as time ran out.