49ers' Trent Williams called for questionable unnecessary roughness after flop from Packers' Jonathan Owens

Edward Sutelan

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Simone Biles is known for flips. Her husband, Packers safety, Jonathan Owens might now be known for flops.

As the 49ers' offense and Packers' defense were taking the field in the third quarter of their NFC divisional round showdown, 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams appeared to be jawing with a pair of Packers defenders. Owens came over to see what was going on and received a bit of a shove in the shoulder.

The push did not appear to be all that hard, but it had enough force that Owens fell to the ground, drawing an unnecessary roughness penalty. The flag backed San Francisco up 12 yards to the team's 13.

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It has been a frustrating contest for the No. 1 49ers, who entered the game as hefty favorites over the Packers, the first No. 7 seed to reach the divisional round of the playoffs. There had been some tension between the two teams throughout the contest.

Earlier in the game, Packers center Josh Myers and 49ers defensive end Randy Gregory were both called for unnecessary roughness in offsetting calls, and San Francisco wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had been seen jawing with Packers corner Keisean Nixon.

There have been plenty of back-and-forth moments between the two sides, but it's safe to say Owens' reaction to being shoved by Williams might have been a bit of over-acting rather than the response of a hearty shove.

As always, the possible "flop" from Owens led to plenty of interesting reactions on social media: 

Edward Sutelan

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.