Davante Adams Rips Refs After Packers' Tie vs. Vikings: 'It Was Terrible'

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams was not happy with the officiating during Sunday's 29-29 tie against the Minnesota Vikings.

"The reffing today, I'm not one to even go there, especially in front of the cameras, but it was questionable all game," he said, per Jason Wilde of ESPN.com. "That's why you can't put the officials in position to determine the outcome of the game. ... It was terrible."

The decision the Packers seemed most outraged by came late in the fourth quarter when Clay Matthews was called for roughing the passer on what appeared to be a clean hit on Kirk Cousins, wiping away what would have been a game-winning interception.

Instead, the Vikings ended up driving down the field and scoring a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game with just 31 seconds remaining. The Packers had a chance to win in regulation, but Mason Crosby missed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and neither team scored in overtime (though Daniel Carlson missed two field goals in extra time for Minnesota).

After the game, referee Tony Corrente explained the controversial call: 

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Full pool report from #NFL on Clay Matthews’ penalty in #Packers-#Vikings: pic.twitter.com/RMFP9R0bpz

— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) September 16, 2018"

Matthews, meanwhile, was downright flummoxed by the call, per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com: 

"I have so many emotions running through as far as what a terrible call it was. At the same time, I don't know what else to do. I don't know. You let me know. You tell me. Did I put pressure on him? I thought I hit him within his waist to chest, I got my head across, put my hands down. To call it at that point in the game is unbelievable."

Matthews was also called for a roughing penalty last week against Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears, which came at a crucial point in the game and also almost came back to haunt the Packers, though they won that game. He took the blame for that hit, but remained perplexed at what he did wrong Sunday:

"Last week, OK, shame on me. This week, that's unbelievable. The worst part is, we'll probably send it in and you know what they're going to say? They'll find fault on me because they're going to agree with the refs. I don't know. It's a difficult call to call.

"You see how it changed the game. I know there's an emphasis on protecting quarterbacks, but it's gotten out of control. I don't know what else to do. It's frustrating because Jaire's interception, that's game right? Instead, they go down and score, overtime, this and that.

Adams and Matthews weren't the only ones who thought the call was a poor one: 

Adams may have a fine coming for his comments about the officiating, but outside of Minnesota, it's hard to find many people disagreeing with him regarding the call on Matthews.