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LANDOVER, Md. - Another week, another Clay Matthews roughing the passer controversy.

Last week, after Matthews hit Kirk Cousins and was flagged, the Vikings were able to rally and salvage a tie against the Packers. That hit was widely panned, including Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith speaking out against it during the week, but the league maintained it was the correct call.

Sunday, Matthews came powering at Alex Smith and drove him to the ground. Referee Craig Wrolstad told a pool reporter after the game that the key to the penalty was that Matthews' body weight came down on Smith. Smith himself politely disagreed with the call, noting that he didn't want to go too far in his opinion and receive a fine.

The Packers bench was irate at Sunday's call, and rightfully so. Matthews did not hit Smith in the head, and it's not his fault he went basically unblocked at the line of scrimmage. It will be another interesting week around the league.

Other observations:

--Once again, it was not a sellout, but thanks to an influx of Packers fans, it was a much livelier atmosphere than the Colts loss. Both teams were well represented, especially in the lower bowl.