WATCH: Bizarre Bears fumble recovered by referee?
Sunday 6 January 2019 23:57, UK
Observers were left baffled by a play call in the Chicago Bears playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, with a fumble seemingly recovered by a referee!
Click on the video above to watch the bizarre events unfold.
Bears wide receiver Anthony Miller appeared to have made a catch late in the second quarter, but Eagles cornerback Cre'Von LeBlanc then forced the ball out for a fumble.
However, the play was initially ruled as an incomplete pass, so no Philadelphia player pounced on the loose football. Instead, it was left to one of the on-field officials to collect the live ball.
The officials then looked at the replay, and even though it looked as though Miller had control and then LeBlanc forced the fumble, they stayed with their initial call of an incomplete catch. Bizarre.
Have a watch of the video and see what you think. Catch? Fumble? Incomplete?
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