Patriots fans slam officiating crew for performance vs. Vikings on Thanksgiving Day

The Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots served a delicious finale in the NFL's Week 12 tripleheader on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday. The back-and-forth game had plenty of action and talking points, as neither team allowed the other to build a lead of more than one score. In the end, the Vikings won 33-26, largely due to some outstanding catches from Justin Jefferson. They improved to a 9-2 record.While the game was terrific, it was overshadowed by some debatable calls from the officiating crew. The Patriots were on the receiving end of some questionable calls, particularly Hunter Henry's touchdown catch, which was chalked off as an incomplete pass. Watch the play below:Tony Clements@TonyCMKENFL is just guessing at this pointNo catch for Hunter HenryCatch for Travis Kelce#NEvsMIN #Patriots184904157NFL is just guessing at this pointNo catch for Hunter HenryCatch for Travis Kelce#NEvsMIN #Patriots https://t.co/CvWs4JD5jbThe officiating crew also missed a facemask call on a third-down incompletion from Mac Jones. Not to mention a holding call on Kene Nwangwu's kickoff return for a touchdown. Both plays proved to be critical in deciding the outcome of the game.Warren Sharp@SharpFootballrefs have been EGREGIOUS tonight59821191refs have been EGREGIOUS tonight https://t.co/RFBRq54Q8bPatriots fans on social media did not hold back in their criticism of the officiating crew:WARNING: NSFW languagedevon@patswrIdWe are actually getting fucked by the refs. This is crazy. I’ve never seen anything like this.698We are actually getting fucked by the refs. This is crazy. I’ve never seen anything like this.24@LegitLakerFan22@Patriots Vikings Best MVP Teammates Whole Night:34035@Patriots Vikings Best MVP Teammates Whole Night: https://t.co/lcpOBWhe2dNoah Sayed@Noah_Sayed529@Patriots “Aight boys . Vikings won . Mission accomplished. We did our part”56634@Patriots “Aight boys . Vikings won . Mission accomplished. We did our part” https://t.co/qPo1yr5gcZKa’Arash@KaArash2@Patriots Refs historical night vs New England Missed Holding calls on the kick return TD Hunter Henry TD taken away 🥶BS targeting call on 3rd down in redzone Allowed a Timeout after a Delay of gameHunter Henry held not called on 3rd &amp; 1 MVP121@Patriots Refs historical night vs New England 🔥Missed Holding calls on the kick return TD 😱Hunter Henry TD taken away 🥶BS targeting call on 3rd down in redzone 😰👀Allowed a Timeout after a Delay of game‼️💯Hunter Henry held not called on 3rd &amp; 1 🎯MVP⁉️…@JaysGotNext@Patriots Refs cost us this game1121@Patriots Refs cost us this gameJC@jmcrennyThat’s a TD. These refs are trash. twitter.com/brettkollmann/…Brett Kollmann@BrettKollmannMan, I struggle with this being called incomplete.514Man, I struggle with this being called incomplete.https://t.co/YCQnOGYcfRThat’s a TD. These refs are trash. twitter.com/brettkollmann/…very rare@veryrare_ns@Patriots Refs will be dealt with822@Patriots Refs will be dealt with https://t.co/MZx1cXbak2Hassan 🇸🇴@TherealHassanO@Patriots Refs tonight:11@Patriots Refs tonight: https://t.co/kDR6cJj8mnDrexler ☘️🇮🇹@DDavanzo95@Patriots I want to unalive myself. The worse officiated game I've seen in a long time. Absolutely hosed by the refs. League is gross.12@Patriots I want to unalive myself. The worse officiated game I've seen in a long time. Absolutely hosed by the refs. League is gross.Patriots have a special teams nightmare vs. VikingsUnder head coach Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots have always taken pride in having a terrific special teams unit. But on Thanksgiving Day against the Minnesota Vikings, the unit had an awful outing.Their special teams gave up a 97-yard touchdown to Kene Nwangnu immediately after the Patriots took the lead with a touchdown. While the play should have been chalked off with a holding penalty against the Vikings, they could have done better.Bad Sports Refs@BadSportsRefsIf you’ve ever needed proof that holding was called arbitrarily, look no further than right here on the kickoff the Vikings returned for a TD to tie the game because nothing was called here #NEvsMIN27327If you’ve ever needed proof that holding was called arbitrarily, look no further than right here on the kickoff the Vikings returned for a TD to tie the game because nothing was called here #NEvsMIN https://t.co/mIoYHNXbnUSpecial teams player Pierre Strong was penalized for running into the kicker during a punt, which resulted in a five-yard penalty and a first down. It proved to be a costly penalty as the Vikings went on to score the game-winning touchdown on the ensuing drive.alex@highlghtheavenlol88912lol https://t.co/0bdlm4ptjdThe poor performances proved to be their downfall against the Vikings on Thursday night. Coach Bill Belichick will write off the controversial calls from the officiating crew as a one-off. However, he will likely give his special teams unit an earful when they break the game down during the film session.New England's next game is also a Thursday night encounter. They will take on the Buffalo Bills in a crucial divisional clash next week. It will be interesting to see how they respond in that match.