Bad officiating calls happen, but when they're followed by bad explanations fans get more angry.
The Detroit Lions ultimately didn't do enough to deserve to beat the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day, as epitomized by a 31-24 loss that puts their playoff odds on the ropes. If some critical margins had gone the other way, fourth down success being a prominent one, perhaps the result would have been different.
In the second quarter, a couple of iffy officiating calls went against the Lions and dramatically for the Packers.