Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2017 15:33:17 GMT -6
John Fox gives ball to Packers with embarrassing challenge
By: Lorin Cox | 2 hours ago
Link: bearswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/12/john-fox-gives-ball-to-packers-with-embarrassing-challenge/
The Chicago Bears have had plenty of embarrassing moments this season, but John Fox might have had the worst of the worst in the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers.
Running back Benny Cunningham took a Mitchell Trubisky screen pass 24 yards to the goal line, diving for the pylon to try and get the touchdown. The referees initially ruled him short of the touchdown, out of bounds at the one.
Then John Fox, with the help of his replay staff up in the coaches box, had the genius idea to challenge the ruling on the field. They got greedy, thinking Cunningham had a touchdown on the play instead of 1st and Goal.
That’s when disaster struck.
The replay officials ruled that Cunningham fumbled the ball as he dove to the endzone. Because the ball hit the pylon as he fumbled, it was ruled as though he fumbled the ball out of the endzone, which resulted in a touchback and gave the Packers the ball at the 20.
The Play and Replay;
