From quite literally the first moment of the Green Bay Packers' game on Sunday afternoon, something just felt off.
Their Wild Card matchup in Philly wasted no time leaning into maximum chaos, as Keisean Nixon apparently fumbled the opening kickoff (after taking a nasty helmet-to-helmet hit that wasn't called, I should add). The refs said that the Philadelphia Eagles recovered but replays, however, showed what looked like pretty clear evidence that Nixon actually got the ball back.
The call wasn't overturned, and the Eagles proceeded to immediately march down the (short) field and score their first touchdown of the night.
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While the Packers did have plenty of chances to score more than [checks notes] three points in the first half, head coach Matt LaFleur mentioned that playing from behind so early may have affected the team's performance. He also, in his own subtle way, threw a little shade at the league's review system.
Matt LaFleur was as confused as everyone else about Packers' opening kickoff fumble
It clearly looked like Nixon recovered his fumble on the opening play.
"Yeah, I thought so," LaFleur said. "I thought we recovered the ball. Just what they showed on the big board, what I was hearing from our guys upstairs, I mean, I think Connor Lewis is spot on the majority of the time. They all thought it was our ball, but obviously the league felt differently ... I didn't get [an explanation]."
It's probably not the type of quote that's going to show up on SportsCenter tonight, but those who have watched him answer postgame questions all season (or longer) know a LaFleur dig when they hear one.
He's certainly not wrong, either – Nixon very obviously recovered the fumble, and sometimes refs just drop the ball. LaFleur didn't spend too much time on his answer, instead spending way more time emphasizing how the Packers needed to be better at overcoming issues like that throughout multiple points in the game.
Still, sometimes it's nice to know that NFL coaches are just as confused about calls as we are. And now Packers fans have something to spend all offseason complaining about! Which beats panicking about Jordan Love's ceiling, at least.