DETROIT – With about 4 minutes to go in the third quarter on Sunday against the Lions, Green Bay Packers edge player Brenton Cox was flagged for roughing the passer.

It was a killer penalty.

And, in retrospect, comical in that dark humor sort of way.

Late in the play, Cox fought his way past Cade Mays. In a last-ditch effort to keep Cox away from his quarterback, Mays tried to push Cox past Jared Goff. Cox hit Goff with two hands in the midsection. Goff tipped over like Humpty Dumpty – Cox appeared to try to grab Goff to keep him upright – and a flag was thrown.

Brenton Cox Jr. Gets Called For Roughing The Passer.

This Might Be The Most Ridiculous One I've Ever Seen, And That's After Last Week's Multiple Roughing The Passer Calls That Were Definitely Questionable.

This One Is The Worst Of Them All. I Never Want To Call Something… pic.twitter.com/gEkQI1l2Ki

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“I was trying” to hold up, Cox said. “But it’s like it’s a superstar quarterback.…