I'd make that call every time."Ĭutler completed 23 of 35 passes, with Forte catching seven for 151 yards - the second most by a Bears running back behind Hall of Famer George McAfee's 157 against the Rams in 1947. "The worst-case scenario would have been for us not to get it and we still had them backed up. "I felt like we were playing great defense and I just didn't feel good about having three points in that situation," Smith said. Forte, who had been stopped twice on the possession, got swarmed and the crowd let out loud boos. There was also a questionable decision by Smith after Lance Briggs recovered a fumble by Shaun Hill at the Lions 1 after sacking him early in the fourth with the Bears trailing by one.Īfter three plays went nowhere, Smith decided to go for it on fourth down rather than have Robbie Gould kick a field goal. We are on the verge of becoming I think a very good offense. "I think all of the guys in the huddle knew it. "If it wasn't turnovers, it was little things," Cutler said.
The Bears outgained the Lions 463-168 but were trailing for most of the day thanks to four turnovers. He crashed to the turf and stayed down for a few moments after making an over-the-shoulder catch along the left side in the end zone. He left the game with a right shoulder injury after a blindside sack by Julius Peppers late in the first half, but the Lions led until Forte hauled in that pass from Cutler with 1:32 left. The real concern for the Lions is Stafford. "The time I stand up here and start blaming officials for a loss is the time I don't need to be doing this anymore," he said. He appeared to have gotten both feet down inbound and rolled over before letting the ball go, but what looked like a potential game-winner was ruled an incomplete pass by the officials.īears coach Lovie Smith said he didn't even see the need for the review, saying "I thought it was cut and dry."Īfter two more incompletions, the Lions walked off the field with their 21st straight road loss since a win at Soldier Field in October 2007, and Schwartz certainly wasn't about to point his finger at the referees. The Lions had second-and-10 at the 25 with 31 seconds left when Johnson outjumped Chicago's Zackary Bowman in the end zone for what looked like a touchdown. For a few moments, it looked like they had done just that. The Lions lost quarterback Matthew Stafford to a shoulder injury at the end of the first half, but were still in position to pull this one out even after they fell behind late in the game. Jay Cutler threw for 372 yards and hit Matt Forte with a late 28-yard touchdown pass, and the Bears beat the Detroit Lions 19-14 in the season opener after Johnson's apparent touchdown catch was ruled an incompletion. They also lost their starting quarterback. (AP) Calvin Johnson was celebrating what he thought was the go-ahead touchdown catch, a leaping grab in the end zone that would give the Detroit Lions their first road win in three years.
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