It's little consolation now, but the NFL fined Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks for an illegal hit on Green Bay Packers returner Keisean Nixon during the opening kickoff of last Sunday's NFC Wild Card Round,

The hit that caused returner Keisean Nixon to fumble in the Packers’ wild-card loss resulted in an $8,333 fine for unnecessary roughness.

The NFL's latest decision will make the Green Bay Packers' season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Eagles sting even more.

The NFL did not make the corrections during the game, but have retroactively admitted their mistake, further angering Green Bay Packers fans.

With Nakobe Dean out for the rest of the playoffs, Oren Burks finds himself with an important role to play for the Eagles.

The Packers got off to a nightmare start when Keisean Nixon fumbled the opening kickoff after taking a huge hit by Philadelphia's Oren Burks. Three plays later the Eagles scored a touchdown and seized control early at home. Nixon spoke Monday about the costly fumble and had a rather honest admission about that big hit by Burks.

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks is on tap to start one of the biggest games of his seven-year NFL career when the Birds face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the divisional round of the playoffs.