{"id":2135,"date":"2024-11-19T01:08:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2024-11-19T01:08:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:08:16","slug":"breaking-news-chicago-bears-will-file-complaint-with-nfl-after-catching-the-green-bay-packers-blatantly-cheating-during-their-game-winning-field-goal-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2135","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Chicago Bears Will File Complaint With NFL After Catching The Green Bay Packers Blatantly Cheating During Their Game-Winning Field-Goal Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-before-content\">\n<div class=\"single-entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2202917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Chicago-Bears-and-Packers-enh-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Chicago Bears and Packers players on field\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Chicago Bears and Packers players (Photo via Twitter)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0are not happy about what happened on Sunday at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears lost in heartbreaking fashion for an 11th straight defeat against the\u00a0Green Bay Packers, and head coach Matt Eberflus is piping hot mad over their final play.<\/p>\n<p>Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks saved the game for his team after he got his hand on the football on Cairo Santos\u2019 field goal attempt as the clock expired. His block gave the Packers a 20-19 victory over Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The loss meant the Chicago Bears have not beaten the Packers since the 2018 season.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is not going down without a fight. He revealed he plans to ask the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0to review Karl Brooks\u2019 blocked field goal, which gave the Green Bay Packers a dramatic win Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>During his Monday press conference, Eberflus made it clear that the team believes Brooks made direct contact with long-snapper Scott Daly on the play. If that happens, it should always trigger a penalty, but none was thrown.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ll turn the play in,\u201d he said. \u201cThey were on our long-snapper, so we\u2019ll turn the play in and see what the league said. We saw them making direct contact with him right away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1858574075838206030&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Freport-chicago-bears-will-file-complaint-with-nfl-after-catching-the-green-bay-packers-blatantly-cheating-during-their-game-winning-field-goal-block%2F&amp;sessionId=a33fe038c84bb0ec7c9bb78c849bf4f56ffc3ebb&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1858574075838206030\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>NFL rules\u00a0state that a center who is attempting a snap during a field goal attempt is considered to be in a \u201cdefenseless posture,\u201d and any \u201cunnecessary contact\u201d on a defenseless player is considered to be a penalty of 15 yards and an automatic first down.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-chicago-bears-hc-matt-eberflus-defends-playcalling-ahead-of-blocked-field-goal\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicago Bears HC Matt Eberflus Defends Playcalling Ahead of Blocked Field Goal<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Bears were in prime territory to walk out with a victory in front of their crowd before tragedy struck.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Bears lost their fourth consecutive game due to a blocked field goal attempt as time expired against the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s game was especially frustrating due to Matt Eberflus\u2019s questionable late-game decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>The offense had the ball with 35 seconds left and made no effort to gain any more yards.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Bears head coach defended his decision.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThey were loading the box there,\u201d\u00a0Eberflus said, per Pro Football Talk. \u201cYou could say you could do that for sure, maybe get a couple more yards, but you\u2019re also going to risk fumbling and different things there. We felt where we were, if we\u2019re at the 36 or 35, you definitely want to do that because you want to get it inside there. I felt very confident where we were at that time with the wind and where we were on the field.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Bears and Packers players (Photo via Twitter) The\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0are not happy about what happened on Sunday at Soldier Field. 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