Things couldn’t have started any worse for the Green Bay Packers in their playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. As it turns out, the officials botched the first play of the game.

First, it's unclear if the Eagles really recovered the football—head coach Matt LaFleur does not think so. Moreover, you could argue that former Packer linebacker Oren Burks made an illegal hit on Nixon.

It's little consolation now, but the NFL fined Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks for an illegal hit on Green Bay Packers returner Keisean Nixon during the opening kickoff of last Sunday's NFC Wild Card Round,

The hit that caused returner Keisean Nixon to fumble in the Packers’ wild-card loss resulted in an $8,333 fine for unnecessary roughness.

Burks, sprinting down the field, punished Packers return man Keisean Nixon with a big hit to spring the ball loose. No flag was thrown, handing the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' offense for the first time.

A trip to the NFC Championship game is on the line with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams meeting in the postseason for the first time in 23 years. Each team has been two of the recent Super Bowl representatives out of the NFC,