Winning the way the Bears did Sunday doesn’t come without controversy. They withstood one of the wildest finishes in recent memory to beat the Broncos 16-14, and caught a couple of breaks on their game-winning drive.
Let’s get right into the questionable Denver penalty and the officials handling of the final seconds, as well as some other key aspects of the victory that showed up in film study.
Last-second timeout
The play that gave the Bears a chance to escape on Eddy Pineiro 53-yard field goal was a 25-yard pass down the middle of the field from Mitch Trubisky to Allen Robinson.