DETROIT – Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney had the perfect word in mind to describe the officiating in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Detroit Lions.

Bull****.

He’s right. This is my 19th season on the Packers beat. I’ve never written a blame-the-refs story because blaming the referees is only something that losers do. But on Sunday, in a critical game against a division rival that could have wide-ranging ramifications by the end of the season, the Packers got the raw end of the deal on practically every important call.

So, it’s no wonder why McKinney – as calmly as possible – put the officials on blast after his team’s three-game winning streak was snapped and it fell to last place in the powerful NFC North.

“I don’t know how the NFL’s going to treat it but I’m not a big fan of the refs right now,” McKinney said. “I don’t think it’s great officiating, if I’m being completely honest. I think it’s bull**** a lot of the times.…