Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rogers, right, and referee Jeff Triplette laugh before the Packers' NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
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Updated: Sunday, 30 Sep 2012, 4:28 PM CDT
Published : Sunday, 30 Sep 2012, 4:28 PM CDT
GREEN BAY - Referee Jeff Triplette struck a triumphant tone before Sunday's Saints-Packers game at Lambeau Field, announcing during the pregame coin toss that "it's great to be back, gentlemen!"
With the NFL's regular referees back on the job, Packers players are ready to move on from a call that cost them a win at Seattle. Their fans didn't quite seem to be ready yet.
Some fans showed up Sunday intending to voice their displeasure with replacement officials whose decision to allow a last-second Seahawks touchdown cost the Packers the win Monday night.
"Worst Call Ever," read one fan's shirt. A sign in the stands welcomed back the regular officials, and a handful of fans wore black and white striped shirts.
Aaron Rodgers shared a laugh with one of the regular officials before the game.
The honeymoon didn't last long, though. Fans howled for an offensive pass interference call after Drew Brees threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston late in the first quarter, but no flag was forthcoming.
The boos intensified as a replay was shown on the stadium video boards - a sign, in many ways, that things were back to normal in the NFL.
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