The Green Bay Packers subdued the Dallas Cowboys 23-13 beneath the incandescent glare of Sunday Night Football. However, the outcome did not prevent head coach Matt LaFleur from scrutinizing the officiating, specifically the inconsistent application of roughing-the-passer penalties.

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott benefited from three roughing-the-passer calls during the game, bringing Green Bay's season total for such penalties to a league-high six. No other team had more than four entering the discussion, evincing the frequency of flags against the Packers' defense.

Speaking to reporters Monday, LaFleur stressed that his primary concern was ensuring quarterbacks received equal treatment from officials. He believes Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love has been on the wrong side of similar situations without receiving the same protection. Opposing defenders have sacked or hit Love 39 times without drawing a roughing-the-passer flag.

“At the end of the day, you just want it to be called both ways,” said LaFleur. “If they're going to call it one way, it should be called for the other team as well. I feel like there have been a lot of times when Jordan's taken some hits that were close to drawing a penalty, but he's not getting the calls.”

Three Packers defenders were penalized for their contact with Prescott. Lukas Van Ness was flagged for pushing Prescott to the ground with both hands after he released the ball. Karl Brooks received a penalty after hitting the Cowboys quarterback around the middle of his body and driving him down. Evan Williams was penalized after attempting to block a pass and apparently making contact with Prescott's helmet as he landed.

The nature of the contact differed on each play, leaving questions about whether every call was justified. LaFleur said he planned to submit video of the incidents to the league to obtain clarification on the decisions and learn what his defenders could do differently to avoid penalties.

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The coach also suggested, partly in jest, that Love might need to become more assertive when dealing with officials.

“I think he needs to be more of an a-hole to the officials and lobby for some of those calls. You see some guys do it, and it works, so…” LaFleur said.

Though Green Bay improved to 4-2 with the win, LaFleur wants Love to receive the same consideration from officials that Prescott received in Week 6.