Cole Kmet said Bears only snapped ball on a long TD because Aidan Hutchinson shockingly jumped offsides

The Bears weren’t going to snap the ball on a TD until Aidan Hutchinson intervened.

Sometimes, as their 2023 season reaches its end stages, the Chicago Bears win in spite of themselves. Heck, sometimes they might only win because the opponent literally forces them to.

In the middle of a Bears’ 28-13 blowout win over the Detroit Lions, a critical 38-yard touchdown (on a fourth and 13!) from Justin Fields to D.J. Moore might have been the breaking point. And it probably never happens if Aidan Hutchinson doesn’t jump offsides on a play where the Bears had zero intention of snapping the ball.

Wait, what?

That is correct. According to Chicago tight end Cole Kmet, the Bears had no intention of snapping the ball on a fourth and long. They were just trying to draw someone offside. Understandable. There aren’t many smart plays for fourth and long. But Kmet thought that there was no chance the Lions would come early on that down and distance. Hutchinson proved him wrong, and the rest was history.

Talk about a real lack of discipline from Hutchinson in a pivotal situation. This costly mistake may as well have permanently flipped the game in Chicago’s favor. No wonder the Lions have lost two of their last three games in convincing fashion.