A pair of Detroit Lions were fined by the NFL for plays during last Thursday’s home win over the rival Green Bay Packers. Interestingly, neither fine resulted from a play that was penalized during the game.
Defensive end Za’Darius Smith and rookie offensive guard Christian Mahogany were the fined parties. Mahogany got dinged just over $4,600 for grabbing a facemask on one of his three offensive snaps in the game, his NFL debut on offense.
Smith picked up a fine of $6,722 for a hit on Packers QB Jordan Love’s head after he threw the ball. As with Mahogany’s infraction, no flag was thrown on the play. No Packers were fined for any actions during the game, which Detroit won 34-31 to improve to 12-1.