The NFL has had its share of controversial roughing the pa ser calls since the league tightened its rules regarding contact with quarterbacks. The worst call yet may have been made in Sunday's Giants vs. Vikings playoff game.Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence got pre sure on Kirk Cousins on a second-and-4 with 2:33 left in the game and New York leading 31-24. Lawrence Dominique Wilkins Jersey was nearly able to sack Cousins, but the quarterback was able to get the ball away to set up what should have been a critical third-and-4.Instead, the officials flagged Lawrence for roughing the pa ser, despite the fact that Lawrence hit Cousins as the ball was being thrown and avoided putting his body weight on him as Cousins crashed to the turf.MORE: Below is a look at the play:This was just called roughing the pa ser and the Giants should be livid.This stuff should not happening in the postseason.Horrible. Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) Why was roughing the pa ser called, then Chimezie Metu Jersey ? Well, Lawrence's hand hit the side of Cousins' helmet very briefly when he first made contact with the quarterback. That was evidently enough for the officials to throw the flag at that crucial moment of the game.Few, if any, agreed with that decision. Ever former NFL referee and current Fox officiating analyst Mike Pereira said on the broadcast the "glancing blow" didn't rise to the level of a penalty.MORE:Giants coach Brian Daboll was livid on the sidelines after the call was made. He spiked his headset to the ground while yelling in the direction of the line judge.Brian Daboll reacts to Sean Elliott Jersey the roughing the pa ser call against the Giants. FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) Luckily, the penalty didn't end up mattering. The Giants eventually stopped the Vikings thanks to a Xavier McKinney tackle short of the sticks on fourth-and-8. Daniel Jones was able to take a knee after that to give New York its first playoff win since its Super Bowl 46 triumph over the Patriots in 2012.MORE:Still, that didn't stop the NFL world from criticizing the Lawrence penalty. Numerous NFL players, both current and former, spoke out on Twitter against the call. Some of the top reactions:Roughing the pa ser? Weak! There needs to be more clarity and reviews to it. Cam Heyward (@CamHeyward) THIS IS Bryn Forbes Jersey THE WORST ROUGHING THE PASSER CALL OF THE YEAR! Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) Roughing the pa ser. TOUGH look for football as a whole normallyLets fix that this off-season Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) That roughing the pa ser call makes me question why I watch football anymore. Sage Rosenfels (@SageRosenfels18) This nfl season has been an 18 week competition to see which officiating crew can make the worst roughing the pa ser call. Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) This is about as absurd an interpretation of the roughing the pa ser penalty I've ever seen.This needs to be addre sed in the offseason. We need to have levels of RTP -- 5 yards for incidental, 15 for an egregious and obvious infraction. Rich Ohrnberger (@ohrnberger) Roughing the pa serhe still has the ballthey gotta stop with that Dont'a Hightower (@zeus30hightower) Are u kidding me. Roughing the pa ser. WTF Booger (@ESPNBooger) Ok something has Rudy Gay Jersey to be done about this god awful Roughing the Pa ser penalty in the NFL! Its as bad as the Targeting call in college football. What is this, paddy cake football?? No, its still TACKLE football, at least as far as I know anyways!! Adam Carriker (@AdamCarriker94) Needle s to say, the NFL will need to figure out a way to fix its roughing the pa ser i sue. Otherwise, it will risk one of these questionable penalties swinging the result of a playoff game.