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Phil Rosenthal: NFL officials' horrible calls help Packers win — and Booger McFarland made sure we knew it

Fool an NFL official once, shame on him.

Fool the official twice, shame on the league.

And, make no mistake, that was a shameful performance that precipitated the Packers' 23-22 comeback victory against the Lions as time and comprehension expired on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."

The Lions got hosed, no question, and ESPN's Booger McFarland was all over it.

They might have lost anyway. But if the umpire who flagged Lions defensive end

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