Game Thread: NFC Wild Card-Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears

[michaeljordan_fan]

In real time, maybe looked incomplete, but upon review?? Jeez man, what gives?

They said since there was no recovery of the fumble, the play had to stand.

 

[brin3535]

Makes sense in a messed up way. They blew it dead and official picked up ball so you can't really blame the players for not picking up the ball

The ball sat there on the field for 5 seconds before the ref picked it up/ When has the ref blowing the whistle stopped players in a situation like that? They play for the replay, not the whistle these days.

 

[podsox]

Once the whistle blows and the ref signals incompletion, the play is over.

Otherwise every play would be chaos.

That’s how it should work but that’s not how it works

 

[Dude]

Rodney nailed it there, somebody shoulda jumped on the ball.

 

[podsox]

 

[DJ]

Even though they aren't the same immortal Pats.....I'd be stunned if the Chargers won that game in Foxboro.

 

[_phiLLies_]

doesn't matter if players go after dead balls. once the whistle blows, that's it. dudes aren't watching the replay going "oh, well he WOULD have recovered if we didn't blow it." it's done.

the ref choked big time by not allowing it to play out. it was under 2 minutes and would have obviously been reviewed.

 

[10HtownRebs]

So... If Philly had recovered the incomplete pass it would have been Philly's ball but since it was a catch and 3 steps and a fumble with no recovery it was ruled incomplete pass cause Philly didn't recover the incomplete pass...

Amirite??

 

[Iggloo]

Some missed opportunities in that half for Philly, but all in all, I will take 6-3 at halftime. They need to pick off Trubisky when they get these chances though.

 

[ericd7633]

Not a good sign to have played better that half and be trailing. INT's and easy INT drops killed us that half. And dumb penalities. We should probably be up 6-0 intead of trailing 6-3.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Not a good sign to have played better that half and be trailing. INT's and easy INT drops killed us that half. And dumb penalities. We should probably be up 6-0 intead of trailing 6-3.

Woulda coulda shoulda

 

[Dude]

So... If Philly had recovered the incomplete pass it would have been Philly's ball but since it was a catch and 3 steps and a fumble with no recovery it was ruled incomplete pass cause Philly didn't recover the incomplete pass...

Amirite??

Something like that, lol, refs never cease to amaze.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Bears need to get the offense rolling and score a TD to start the half off.

 

[Moab]

So... If Philly had recovered the incomplete pass it would have been Philly's ball but since it was a catch and 3 steps and a fumble with no recovery it was ruled incomplete pass cause Philly didn't recover the incomplete pass...

Amirite??

No...if either team recovered it that would have stood...since nobody recovered it, the play stood as called

 

[Dude]

Even though they aren't the same immortal Pats.....I'd be stunned if the Chargers won that game in Foxboro.

Good games coming up in AFC next weekend. If Pats win and Chiefs lose, the NFL world will go mad.

 

[podsox]

doesn't matter if players go after dead balls. once the whistle blows, that's it. dudes aren't watching the replay going "oh, well he WOULD have recovered if we didn't blow it." it's done.

the ref choked big time by not allowing it to play out. it was under 2 minutes and would have obviously been reviewed.

You are 100% wrong. If there is a clear recovery that team gets the ball. It happens nearly every gm

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

That stripped catch at the 5 was unfair for both teams. Refs don’t blow the whistle the Eagles get the ball and it’s 3-3 at half. But nobody got it so it should have been Bears ball at the 5 even though it would have been totally unfair to Philly.
Refs calling yet another shit game.

 

[podsox]

So... If Philly had recovered the incomplete pass it would have been Philly's ball but since it was a catch and 3 steps and a fumble with no recovery it was ruled incomplete pass cause Philly didn't recover the incomplete pass...

Amirite??

Yep

 

[ericd7633]

Woulda coulda shoulda

I'm just saying, it's not really anything the Bears have done to have the lead, mostly just Eagle fuck ups. Which is why I said it's a bad sign because the Bears will probably play better next half.

 

[DutchBird]

You are 100% wrong. If there is a clear recovery that team gets the ball. It happens nearly every gm

Unless you are playing the Cowboys in Dallas...