Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt were on the call for FOX's broadcast of the NFC North rivalry between the Detroit Lions and ... the rules set for him with his comments. On Monday, an NFL spokesperson cleared the air on the situation and made clear that ...

Tom Brady will not be punished by the NFL after criticizing officials on Sunday during Fox's broadcast of a game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. Brady, a Fox Sports analyst, made the controversial comments when Detroit safety Brian Branch was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Green Bay wide receiver Bo Melton in the second quarter.

Over the weekend, Tom Brady criticized the referees during his Fox NFL broadcast, which appeared to violate the unique rules he must follow as both a broadcaster and a league owner. But it does not sound like the league felt his comments were worth punishment.

I went 5-11 this past week in my sports betting against the spread to drop my season mark to 56-64-3. The last month has been brutally bad. I was 9-7 straight up to raise that mark to 68-55-0, so that's not awful.

The Lions surged at a sopping-wet Lambeau Field, decimated the rival Green Bay Packers, and maintained the NFC's No. 1 seed with a 24-14 victory.