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Chicago Bears protect backmost C.J. Gardner-Johnson complained astir a punishment that was called connected him successful nan 2nd 4th against nan San Francisco 49ers connected Sunday night.
The Bears and 49ers were successful nan midst of an aggravated matchup. 49ers backmost Brock Purdy took a threat from nan Bears’ 7-yard statement and threw nan shot to Ricky Pearsall. Gardner-Johnson intercepted nan walk successful what would person been a important turnover.
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C.J. Gardner-Johnson #35 of nan Chicago Bears reacts aft a play during nan 2nd 4th of an NFL shot crippled against nan San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium connected Dec. 28, 2025 successful Santa Clara, California. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
However, Gardner-Johnson appeared to put his hands to Pearsall’s look astatine nan snap. The punishment negated nan turnover and Purdy would people connected a 3-yard tally 2 plays later. The 49ers took a 28-21 lead into halftime. San Francisco went connected to triumph nan game, 42-38.
"BS telephone smh," he wrote connected X.
Gardner-Johnson vanished pinch 5 tackles and a walk breakup successful nan loss.
The Purdy rushing touchdown was 1 of his 5 connected nan night. He had 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing scores.
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Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards (53) is congratulated by teammates aft returning an interception for a touchdown during nan first half of an NFL shot crippled against nan San Francisco 49ers successful Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
The Bears became nan 2nd squad successful nan Super Bowl era to suffer a crippled successful nan regular play erstwhile they scored astatine slightest 25 points, sewage a protect touchdown and didn’t move nan shot over.
"When you spell against a move discourtesy for illustration that, you talk astir nan possibilities arsenic an discourtesy of going tit-for-tat pinch them, and astatine times we whitethorn reply that call," Bears caput coach Ben Johnson said. "They conscionable ended up making much plays than us."
Purdy threw a prime six to T.J. Edwards connected nan first thrust of nan game.
Luckily, Chicago wrapped up an NFC North title connected Saturday acknowledgment to nan Green Bay Packers’ nonaccomplishment to nan Baltimore Ravens. It’s nan first clip nan Bears captured a section title since 2018. Chicago will beryllium making its first playoff quality since 2020 erstwhile they went 8-8.
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The Bears haven’t won a playoff crippled since nan 2010 season.
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