Bears Lose Game Because Of Clockkeeper (video)

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Did the clockkeeper do Chicago dirty?
Published 10/13/2008 by Orton's Lazy Eye at Blog Down, Chicago Bears
There appears to be a buzz amongst some Bears fans regarding the closing seconds in Sunday’s 22-20 loss to Atlanta. When Matt Ryan drops back to pass what would be a 26-yard completion to Michael Jenkins, there are six seconds remaining in the game. The only problem is the clock doesn’t start ticking until after Ryan is nearly fully set in his stance. And it’s a seven-step drop. Considering Jenkins is ruled out of bounds with one second left, the implications of a late starting clock are obviously HUGE. In this case, one second is the difference between winning and losing. But then again, it probably never should have ...

We Got A Little Bears-Falcons Clock Keeper Controversy
Published 10/13/2008 by Ryan Corazza at MOUTHPIECE Blog
As Will just ran through, the Bears lost in epic fashion yesterday. They went from the top of the mountain to bottom in oh, about 11 seconds. Or was it more than 11 seconds and the clock keeper decided to start the clock a tad late on Matt Ryan’s drop back on his last throw of the game? Should there have actually been no time remaining after the toss to Michael Jenkins and the Bears should have been victors? DUN DUN DUN: First: I hope you did not miss Kyle Orton’s fantastic celebration moves. Second: it appears the Falcons might have gotten an extra second (or two), ...