NFL officials robbed Broncos WR Troy Franklin of a touchdown vs. Packers
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Troy Franklin was robbed of a touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers when the officiating crew whistled Franklin down by contact despite the receiver not actually touching the ground.
Facing 2nd-and-5 at Green Bay's 17-yard line with just under three minutes remaining until halftime, quarterback Bo Nix threw a screen to Franklin, who ran 10 yards before being swung down by Packers safety Javon Bullard. The game officials, who were led by referee Brad Rogers on Sunday, whistled the play dead at the seven-yard line.
A look at the replay, however, reveals that Franklin never actually touched the ground as he landed on top of Bullard:
Troy Franklin mayyyyyy not have hit the ground 👀 pic.twitter.com/X0A0HDEnO5— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 14, 2025
TROY FRANKLIN WASNT DOWN!! pic.twitter.com/xeD7wmnujc— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) December 14, 2025
Refs robbed Troy Franklin of a touchdown.
Absolutely ridiculous.
pic.twitter.com/YYV8RdOxYK— Zack Kelberman (@KelbermanNFL) December 14, 2025
Troy Franklin went Butt to Belly! Should have been a TD, but Denver got it 2 plays later pic.twitter.com/1XkA8f2T8J— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) December 14, 2025
Nice run aftger catch by Troy Franklin. Shoulda been a TD. He wasn't down but whistle blew. Bad whistle. Shoulda been a TD.— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) December 14, 2025
Troy Franklin wasn't down. Shoulda been a TD— Romi Bean (@Romi_Bean) December 14, 2025
Troy Franklin wasn’t down. HUGE miss by the officials.— Predominantly Orange (@PredomOrange) December 14, 2025
That was a Troy Franklin TD smfh— Mile High Mario (@VetanzeTherapy) December 14, 2025
Unbelievable. Troy Franklin robbed of a touchdown by the officials— Sayre Bedinger (@SayreBedinger) December 14, 2025
Man, Troy Franklin got robbed of one there.
He was never down.
Should've been a TD.— Aric DiLalla (@AricDiLalla) December 14, 2025
Fortunately, Franklin being robbed of a score did not end up costing the Broncos points as Nix threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Lil'Jordan Humphrey two plays later. And Franklin ended up scoring a touchdown -- that stood -- in the third quarter. Denver went on to win 34-26, so no harm done in the end.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Early whistle cost Broncos WR Troy Franklin a TD vs. Packers
