The Chicago Bears suffered a 35-32 loss to the Miami Dolphins, where quarterback Justin Fields had a record-setting day in a game where Chicago’s offense was never out of it.
But the most frustrating aspect was how the officiating prevented the Bears an opportunity from winning or tying the game after what was a questionable fourth quarter by the officials.
There was one call in particular — a no-call on what was blatant pass interference against Bears receiver Chase Claypool — that was the most egregious.
Facing third-and-10 with 1:35 left, quarterback Justin Fields threw a deep ball for Claypool, who was wrapped up by Dolphins cornerback Keion Crossen before the ball got there. Claypool was left looking for a flag that never came.
“I felt like I was getting pulled back a little bit,” Claypool said, via Sun-Times. “But still gotta try to fight through that and get that because you can’t count on someone else. I have to count on myself.”
The flag would’ve placed the ball inside the Miami 25-yard line inside two minutes, which would’ve given the Bears ample time to score the go-ahead touchdown or tying field goal.
If you ask Fields, it was clearly pass interference.
“I wasn’t sure during the play but after I saw it on the billboard, it was definitely PI for sure,” Fields said. “Just missed it. Can’t do anything about it. Just have to move on to the next play.”
Unfortunately, that next play resulted in receiver Equanimeous St. Brown dropping a pass on fourth-and-10, which ended any hopes of a comeback.
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