NFL fans are convinced Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day Bears-Lions game was rigged in favor of Detroit following a series of questionable calls.
The Lions have won their 10th-straight game to go 11-1, beating the Lions 23-20 in what turned out to be a close game after the former opened a 23-6 lead. And many fans reckon the Bears would have won this one had it not been for the refs robbing them.
Several replays of bizarre officiating decisions have surfaced online, including a strange horse collar call on Chicago despite Jahmyr Gibbs committing a facemask offense on the defender and the latter’s tackle looking clean.
🚨🚨AWFUL CALL🚨🚨
THE REFS CALLED THIS A HORSE COLLAR ON THE #BEARS DB, DESPITE IT BEING 100% CLEAN… it was originally a stop for Chicago and they would’ve gotten the ball back now.
CHICAGO CONTINUES TO GET SCREWED BY AWFUL REFERRING. ALL TIME BAD.
pic.twitter.com/QAk5FkACZc— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 28, 2024
Absolutely garbage call by the refs. Where is the personal foul?! Bears fans livid #Bears #Lions pic.twitter.com/ZNBK2Vfe9g
— Alex Monaco (@Alex__Monaco) November 28, 2024
“Ruined the game for Chicago,” a fan wrote.
The Bears-Lions Game Had Plenty More Drama
Detroit also got away with a late hit on Caleb Williams, which you can see below as well.
The clip below shows Keenan Allen chucking the ball away after a clear facemask that took his helmet clean off. The Bears were somehow penalized instead.
In another post, a Lions player is shown with his cleat on the white line in the end zone while the team set up for a punt at the one-yard line before the Allen incident shown above.
Fans didn’t all agree on that one, however.
You can see a few more reactions on the refs below:
It appears fans think the Lions are the new Chiefs.
