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As frustrating as it was to see the yellow flags keep flying in his direction this past Monday night, cornerback Tramon Williams redeemed himself in a way that validated his mental approach to his position.
That approach, following three pass interference calls for 106 yards - including two in the end zone that put Baltimore on the 1-yard line - was to not worry about avoiding the calls that were hurting his team but to keep fighting to find a way to help his team instead.
He did that, picking off an ill-advised Joe Flacco pass in the end zone just two snaps after his third pass interference call, preserving a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in the Packers' 27-14 victory.
"You have to be mentally tough for this game," Williams said. "For one, me, I think I'm very mentally tough. When the refs kept calling flags on me, I saw it as a challenge. I can't get down. I got frustrated with it, but at the same time I just wanted to make a play even more and more, once ..
Source: Packers.com