“They were on the Seahawks side.”

Detroit – After the Detroit Lions' penalty-heavy 42-29 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, cornerback Carlton Davis III had some telling words about the officiating team that didn't stop giving him defensive pass interference penalties.

“I don't want to get fined because they're touchy about it, but honestly, bro… I feel like today they sided with the Seahawks,” Davis said. “Maybe I should invite them to dinner or something, follow them on Instagram. I don’t know, but today wasn’t my day.”

Carlton was called for three defensive pass interference penalties and one defensive holding penalty during the contest at Ford Field, although one of the pass interference penalties was offset by a Seattle offense penalty. All of these violations were penalized while defending 6-foot-1, 220-pound Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf.

“They just called private investigators, which is not even – I'm not even tackling them. It's not even like, 'Oh my God!' say. “It was like touch-touch-bang-bang stuff, that’s football,” Davis said. “We're just battling and DK is a physical receiver, so when you get a physical corner and a physical receiver, it's just going to happen. You just have to let us play the ball.”

Davis didn't wait until after the game to show his displeasure either. After his 21-yard penalty against Metcalf with 9:57 left in the third quarter, Davis erupted against the refereeing team on the field. On the very next play, Seattle scored a touchdown to make the score 21-14.

“I lost my temper. I did that. But rightly so, because I don’t plan on doing it – I just can’t control it,” Davis said. “It's an emotional game, there's a lot at stake. They push onto the field and these PIs keep them in the game by building that drive, so that's where the passion comes from. So, come on, man. Let’s play ball and if they can’t get open then it is what it is.”

Another penalty for Davis came after a crucial 2-point attempt by the Seahawks as they got within 28-20. The two teams equalized again, but the second pass went to Seahawks receiver Jake Bobo and fell incomplete.

“I look at the referee and ask myself, 'Do you want to call a private investigator?' (He said, 'No, you're good,'” Davis recalled. “I think, all right, whatever.”

Detroit's other outside cornerback, Terrion Arnold, was also cited twice – once for defensive holding and once for defensive pass interference.

Despite the penalties, Davis still had a solid game for the Lions defense, which did just enough to ensure the lead was never really in danger. He had three pass breakups and returned a Metcalf fumble 49 yards to set up the Lions' second scoring drive with a first-and-goal at the Seattle 14-yard line.

“Carlton is fighting. He has a good receiver and that guy is a physical receiver and we had to be physical and Carlton was physical and we played ball,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “I won’t let that discourage me. It’s just not me.”

Davis said he believes he should be given more leeway as a veteran in the league.

“Like I said, it was questionable. We were up (on the scoreboard) and he just started throwing the flags,” Davis said.

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“They were on the Seahawks side.”

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