On third-and-10 with 1:35 left and the Bears down 35-32, quarterback Justin Fields lofted a pass down the left sideline. About 35 yards downfield, Dolphins cornerback Keion Crossen wrapped both arms around Chase Claypool's midsection and pulled him back while the receiver tried to jump. Safety Jevon Holland hit the receiver soon afterward, and the ball fell to the ground.
Claypool, for whom the Bears traded a second-round pick Tuesday, looked for a pass-interference flag that never came.
«I wasn't sure during the play,» Fields said. «After I saw it on the [replay] board, it was definitely P.I., for sure. Just missed it. Can't do anything about it. Just have to move onto the next play.»
Well, according to Alex Shapiro of NBC Sports – Chicago, the NFL admitted to the Bears that the defensive pass interference against Eddie Jackson should not have been called and a defensive pass interference should have been called on the Dolphins for roughing up Claypool on the last drive: