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NFL agrees: Nothing illegal about Packers’ blocked FG to beat Bears

Doing their best impression of Karl Brooks, the NFL blocked the Chicago Bears’ argument that the Green Bay Packers committed a foul on last Sunday’s game-winning blocked field goal at Soldier Field.

Coach Matt Eberflus and the Bears submitted the play to the league for review, claiming the Packers broke a rule by making illegal contact with the long snapper before the block. Had a penalty been called on the field, the Bears would have gained 15 yards and a second chance to kick the game-winning field goal.

No flag was thrown, and the NFL agreed with the decision.