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.
Here is what led to the personal foul penalty on Trent Williams and the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/1wr6OMYhQg
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 21, 2024
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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:
Trent Williams flagged for an unnecessary flop.
— Jennifer Lee Chan - threads @jenniferleechan (@jenniferleechan) January 21, 2024
Lol Mr Simone Biles stuck the landing
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 21, 2024
Owens doing his best LeBron impression pic.twitter.com/urktavCWFi
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 21, 2024
Watching Jonathan Owens flop to draw the personal foul pic.twitter.com/XyLQoCMdb3
— Frank Madden (@fmaddenNBA) January 21, 2024
OWENS WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FLOP pic.twitter.com/U1TzpuUJka
— Willie (@WillieStrokerWI) January 21, 2024
Trent Williams is so strong that I wouldn’t be shocked if this wasn’t a flop from Jonathan Owens: pic.twitter.com/oI7TU94KVw
— Jack Connell (@JackPConnell) January 21, 2024
NBA players on that Owens flop pic.twitter.com/ZBkjLE4boy
— JB (@lessthanjb) January 21, 2024
Jonathan Owens. Oscar nominee.
— Kyle Cousineau (@KCousineau09) January 21, 2024
