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The most unhinged Packers fan meltdowns following Vikings collapse
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As you know, football fans from every team, whether they’re emotionally stable after a game or not, can grab a keyboard or camera and share their feelings with the world. That’s bad news this Monday, after the first Sunday of the NFL season, for Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and the officials who called the Vikings-Packers stunner in Minneapolis.

The Vikings trailed 22-10 before scoring 29 unanswered points in a 39-22 victory. LaFleur is getting torched by the fan base because second-half collapses have become a trend since last December, and the officials are taking heat after calling 13 penalties on the Packers and only three on the Vikings.

The purpose of this article isn’t to break down whether the refs got it right or wrong. We did that right here. We’re just here today to showcase some of the most unhinged Packers fan reactions. Enjoy!

Annie Agar, one of the more famous Packers fans, wants everyone fired and the refs “thrown in jail.” It’s satire, of course, but her angry reaction reflects how most Packers fans feel.

“Without the freak turnovers and terrible reffing – which might have been intentional punishment for knocking out Kyler Murray, this team smokes the Vikings 99 times out of 100,” a Reddit user who goes by DrLuny wrote.

Another Reddit user blamed the officials: “The 4 penalties in a row on 3rd down was maybe the most egregious example of possible fixing of a game I’ve ever seen. I just can’t explain it any other way. The announcers were dumbfounded. Everybody was. The ref was f****** SMILING when he said each penalty. Wtf was that??”

A Green Bay fan who goes by “Tony Squares” on X wants Shawn Hoculi, the head official from Sunday’s game, federally investigated:

“Shawn Hochuli deserves to be fired. No, Shawn Hochuli deserves to be arrested. Federally investigate Shawn Hochuli for the atrocities he pulled in the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings game,” Squares said. “The amount of times the Packers defense found themselves walking off the field, only for this idiot to throw a flag on a made-up penalty and trot Carson Wentz back out there, giving the Vikings chance after chance after chance to come from behind in that game.”

Meanwhile, a Packers fan’s mood swing was witnessed on TikTok as he filmed himself during the second-half collapse.

“This absolute disgrace! Behind the worst offensive line play I have ever seen in my 22 years of life! The worst play-calling by a head coach I have ever seen in my 22 years of life! You take five guys from CC’s Buffet, put them at offensive line, and then you run a QB sneak on a 4th-and-1 for the game with them?!” the same TikTok guy ranted. “The casuals will find a way to blame this on Jordan Love. In his last two games, he has 650 passing yards and seven touchdowns. He’s 0-2. They’ll put blame on Jonathan Gannon and this defense. No! Absolutely not. The only reason they scored that many points on them are because of these horrible situations that he’s been put in by the refs, Matt LaFleur, and this garbage offensive line.”

Another fan in the Packers subreddit wrote: “Carson Wentz does a really good job playing a 60-year old man — grabbing his back really had the refs fooled!”

Those are just a sample of what we’ve seen. You’ve probably seen even more unhinged reactions in your circles. If you’re a Vikings fan, cheers. If you’re a Packers fan reading this, we feel a little bit bad for you because we know all too well what being on the wrong side of the call feels like. Still, haha.

Blaming the refs is legitimately hilarious when you consider how fortunate the Packers have been over the years. From 2010 to 2019, no team had more first downs via penalty on third down than Green Bay — and by a wide margin. Proof:

This article first appeared on Bring Me The Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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