CHICAGO — Romeo Okwara stuck his left hand out as he lunged past Germain Ifedi and swatted the ball out of Mitchell Trubisky’s hands, to the Soldier Field grass.
As John Penisini fell on the fumble at the Chicago Bears’ 7-yard line, Okwara sprung to his feet and high-stepped off the field.
Two plays later, Adrian Peterson plowed over a pair of Bears defenders, tossing the second one away like an old blanket, and emphatically spiked the ball to ground. A half-dozen Detroit Lions mobbed him in the end zone, including quarterback Matthew Stafford, who greeted Peterson with a resounding headbutt.