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Zimmer said overall he thought his team did a good job of keeping its composure in what was a chippy game against a division rival.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 13:22:50 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1163524 Boxid_2 CH129925 City New York Containerid_2 X0008 Donor

"I thought I saw it pretty cleanly, and I thought the quarterback slid and kept his head up, and Eric was going down and kind of raised his head to try to avoid it, and I thought they bumped heads." They came over late and said they thought he had an elbow to a head," Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said of Kendricks' ejection. "I didn't get a good explanation, really. And Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks was ejected in the fourth quarter for a hit to the head of Bears quarterback Justin Fields, who was sliding and considered down. Bears defensive lineman Trevis Gipson and offensive lineman Teven Jenkins each were penalized 15 yards for post-play aggression toward Vikings players. "I won't repeat what was said, but when it crosses the line and it's inappropriate, we throw a flag," Novak added.īoth teams struggled to keep their composure. Novak told a pool reporter that Nagy used "inappropriate language" during his argument. "Our guys are fighting their asses off to get off the field, and I saw what happened. The NFL's officiating department tweeted that Bush had committed "forcible contact" against Conklin, a contention Nagy hotly disputed during the game. Nagy was penalized in between the first and second quarters, two plays after Novak's crew flagged Bears safety Deon Bush for a hit to Vikings tight end Tyler Conklin's head on an incomplete pass.

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"I think they need to go check the refs they hire and not our coach." Editor's Picks But now, they got so many of these stupid rules, they dang near in a ref's hands could change the game in any given moment. If this was a couple years ago, half of this stuff wouldn't even be called. So, when a play is clean and they're throwing a flag for something that they thought they could change a game just by one flag. "These refs seem like they're controlling the game a little too much. "Some of these calls are starting to get a little crazy," said pass-rusher Robert Quinn, who earlier Monday was named to his third Pro Bowl.

The Chicago Bears were not pleased with referee Scott Novak's crew during and after their 17-9 loss to the visiting Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, a game in which the Bears racked up five personal fouls out of nine total penalties, including a rare flag against coach Matt Nagy for arguing a call at Soldier Field.Īfterward, the Bears expressed no regrets.