Green Bay, Wisconsin – November 11, 2025
GREEN BAY — Packers royalty just dropped a truth bomb that’s got Titletown talking.
Donald Driver, the franchise’s all-time leading receiver and 2017 Packers Hall of Fame inductee, went full fire on 97.3 The Game Tuesday morning, less than 12 hours after Green Bay’s crushing 10-7 Monday Night Football loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. And the three-time Pro Bowler didn’t mince words: the better team won, and even a questionable officiating crew couldn’t bail the Packers out.
“Listen, I love my Packers till I die,” Driver told host Jason Wilde. “But last night? Even the refs couldn’t save us. Philly was just too damn strong.”
Driver’s scorching take came in response to a caller complaining about “hometown cooking” from referee Tra Blake’s crew, who flagged the Eagles six times for 52 yards while hitting Green Bay only twice for 15. The former Super Bowl XLV champion wasn’t buying the conspiracy.
“People wanna scream about calls,” Driver continued. “Yeah, there was that hold on Zach Tom that got picked up in the third quarter — looked like a makeup call after they missed the DPI on Jayden Reed earlier. And sure, Nolan Smith got away with a little face-mask tug on Jordan late. But let’s be real: the Eagles whipped us up front. They had Jalen Carter eating in our backfield like it was Thanksgiving dinner. We couldn’t run it, couldn’t protect, couldn’t finish drives. Refs didn’t do that.”
The numbers back Driver up. Philadelphia’s defensive line, led by Carter and rookie Jer’Zhan Newton, racked up three sacks and eight quarterback hits on Jordan Love, who was visibly limping after a brutal third-quarter shot to the ribs. The Packers managed just 67 rushing yards and went 0-for-9 on third down — their worst conversion rate since 2021.
Driver saved his sharpest praise for the Eagles’ dominance and their fans, who famously took over Lambeau in waves of midnight green.
“I’ve never heard it that loud in our house,” Driver admitted. “Philly traveled. They showed up, they showed out, and they backed their team. You gotta respect that. We used to do the same thing on the road back in the day. That’s football.”
When pressed on Elgton Jenkins’s season-ending lower-leg fracture, Driver’s tone softened.
“That one hurt worse than the scoreboard,” he said. “Elgton’s the heart of that line. Losing him is like losing Reggie in ’10. But crying about refs? Nah. Philly earned this one. Tip your cap and get back to work.”
Social media exploded within minutes. #DriverToldTheTruth trended in Wisconsin, while Eagles Twitter crowned the Packers legend an “honorary Bird.”
Former teammate Aaron Rodgers even chimed in on The Pat McAfee Show: “Donald’s always been the voice of reason. When he says it’s not the refs, you listen.”
Head coach Matt LaFleur, who spent Monday night fuming over a non-call on a late hit to Love’s helmet, refused to engage when asked about Driver’s comments Tuesday.
“I’m not getting into that,” LaFleur said. “We’ll self-scout, we’ll fix what we can control.”
But Driver’s message was already echoing through the locker room. Veteran linebacker Micah Parsons reposted the interview clip with a single caption: “Facts.”
For a franchise that’s spent the last decade searching for its next identity, the words from No. 80 carried extra weight. Donald Driver didn’t just defend the officials — he reminded Packers Nation what real accountability looks like.
“Great teams don’t need help from the zebras,” Driver closed. “They impose their will. Last night, Philadelphia did exactly that. We’ll be better for it.”
The Packers fall to 6-4, tied with Minnesota atop the NFC North. Next up: a desperate Chicago Bears squad on Sunday.
But after one of the most honest soundbites in recent memory, Green Bay knows exactly where it stands.
As Driver signed off: “Eagles were too strong. Plain and simple.”
