Two holding penalties called on the Chicago Bears late on their final possession played a huge factor in Detroit’s 20-17 win Sunday at Ford Field.
Both calls wiped big gains off the board, taking the Bears out of potentially game-tying field goal range and into a 1st and 30 situation in their own territory. The calls ultimately helped the Lions’ defense make a crucial fourth-down stop to preserve their eighth come-from-behind victory of the season.
Those two holding calls are the subject of this week’s Film Review.
The first call comes with the Bears facing a 1st and 10 at the Lions 43-yard line.