Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears - The Worst Holding Call in NFL History

[some1smarter]

Refs are blind!!!

[freddybort3234]

love this played



[datbabydino]

Screw them anyway still love Daa Bearssss

[Dancam12345]

Sometimes i actually believe that refs pick favorites.

[RealDealRob69]

@Dancam12345 They do players in NFL and NBA

[Metalman9991000]

It's ok Bears fans we did you a big favor knocking out those cheating cheeseheads at there house. See you all next year after we put a beatdown on New England.

[TheShm1ck]

What about number 35? Looks like a gold to me

[TheGuym619]

"our spotter says they called it on #29....There is no 29" hahahaha refs these days

[ww3iscomin2u]

i don't see the hold at :03

[5ozcar]

Fuck green bay and all it's fans!!!  Go Saints

[LTLukasable]

Dumb ass Ref



[WendaIronWorks]

It's ok Chicago fans.... you guys at least got the Blackhawks and Bulls season to look forward too...maybe football isn't your thing? The Bears will need a full reconstruction, go under the knife so to speak, before even considering being a 'serious' playoff contender. Do you honestly think I want my TV on playoff weekend to be filled with a mediocre garbage that is the Bears? Please 06.... was a nightmare... you simply didn't belong and the Horse put a stomp on you.

[RockStarJmac]

Packer fans or Packtards as I like like to call them are the stupidest, most one sided, dim witted idiots in America and I can't wait for Peppers to lay out Rodgers in 2012

[thetrueDillonJeter]

@crackdealer08 i kinda disagree bc there is still farve

[gopack2152]

actually there was a lil bit of a hold as he held jarrett bush and wouldn't have mattered anyways we still would've won so stop crying and complaining

[imcoolioz]

@gopack2152 lol sure...

[Firstblk]

Hey Packers Fans nobodys perfect.

[MattRhys20]

The great trick plays are those that fool the camera as well as the opposition. This one did exactly that

[umpy91]

wrong #'s get called too, happens all the time

[crackdealer08]

Aaron Rogers has done more for his team in 3 years than any other QB has done for theirs in 5. He's only going to get better folks. Might as well just sit back and enjoy. At least he's not a cocky asshole and doesn't fight dogs or rape ppl. I'm just thankful for two great qb's in a row. RIP Favre

[pdtgvikings]

@crackdealer08 yah man i completely agree

[crackdealer08]

Funny how when your team is dominating the NFL haters start to come out of their tiny little bubble just to hate something great. Not the best team in history no! But they are the best in the league right now. Easy schedule you say??? Well these are all professional teams aren't they? Or are these a bunch of highschool teams. Let's say the Eagles even perhaps Vikings had our schedule. Highly doubt they would be undefeated. Shit..31 other teams in the nfl have trouble getting 5 game winning strk.

[heroswelcome1111]

See the Packers are so in the Pockets of the NFL that there is a phantom hold on someone who was not even 10 yards near anyone easy to go 16-0 when you get calls like that

[leonelazul]

@heroswelcome1111 Yeah whatever hater gonna hate!! Go Pack Go!

[wogolfer]

@heroswelcome1111 It's the top comments, just look at the top of the screen at 3 seconds, Graham clearly grabs the collar of whoever he was defending. Typical blind Chicago fan...sorry your guys blow every year.

[heroswelcome1111]

@wogolfer I am actually from Michigan which makes me a Lions Fan and I just like about the 20 other people that I saw that commented didnt see it the first time.

[Redlegpete]

Kinda makes you hate the day that Papa Bear Hallas let the Packers back into the NFL after their suspension from the league for cheating.

[kaleb758]

that fuckin return was beastin



[raven610]

@kaleb758 holy shit you have the same name as me and yes that is so true

[Redlegpete]

This is how the Packers have been winning all season. Last week they called a Giants TD that clearly was in bounds out of bounds or the Giants would have won. This game certainly was not over with a great kicker like Gould it would have been tied, gone into over time where the Bears have a 75% win record in over time. I am putting an asterisk in the Packers record book this season noting how much help they get from the refs.

[xenociderpg]

@Redlegpete boohoo.

[Redlegpete]

@xenociderpg Spoken like some one who has no honor.

[xthenewdenial]

@Redlegpete you're a fucking dumbass

[Redlegpete]

@xthenewdenial Thanks for demonstrating the intellectual capacity of the typical Packer fan. Don't present any facts or argument. Just pick your nose and call people names.

[xthenewdenial]

@Redlegpete you left out the part about winning.

[hellraiser6391]

@Redlegpete

Lol how about the giants tried to use a move to block two fields goal and it wasn't called i'll admit there's been bad calls this season

[hellraiser6391]

@hellraiser6391

Sorry i meant leverage still against the rules though

[TedBundyDoesntLikeu]

Stop saying there was no hold watch the damn video its really not rocket science to see where the hold was. Also. that same player who held said after the game it was the dumbest foul he has ever committed. Read up on sports before posting crap dribble.

[cchaeuser]

The bears still suck

[SoxmaniacND]

Joe Buck is the worst announcer in sports. Seriously. This was potentially one of the best plays of the year and he's monotone throughout the whole thing.

[39120c]

Obviously a hold at 0:03

[WakeUpItsFootball]

You guys are missing it. The ref threw the flag late. The hold is at :03, top left of the screen. It's brief, but it's there.

[RealDealRob69]

@WakeUpItsFootball It was called on number 21 and hey showed him most of the time and he wasnt even touching anyone.

[mspartan17]

only 2 guys got blocked on the whole play haha im a packer fan and that was an awful call but I guess it is making up for the first 2 years with Rodgers with all those calls

[grizzlies456]

There was a hold just not on 21

[goodheinzdog]

I'm a packer fan and even i knew we got away with one

[packerfanatic88]

Good call ref, good call LMAO

[SQU1RT5]

From five seconds to nine seconds, look near the bottom right side, then to the right side of the screen. The holding was there, and the call was correct, the person they called it on however, was incorrect. Unfortunate, Ofc. I'm a Bears fan too so don't gimme the bullshit.

[jimmypitt]

The hold is clearly visible at top left of screen from 3-5 secs: the GB player was held and prevented from running in the direction of Knox. Brilliant call by the officials.

[TheyCallMeBadCompany]

@jimmypitt let me uess your a GB fan as well as me but i didn't see anything

[UISTMAN59]

@jimmypitt You are absolutely right. There is another video ""Phantom" Holding call on Bears Corey Graham (#21) vs Packers was LEGIT" which shows this more clearly. Justice was done and seen to be done. BCrey Graham grabbed Jarret Bush and it is clear that he did.

[TedBundyDoesntLikeu]

lol...you do realize the guy they called the hold on said after the game how stupid it was forhim to do that.

[falconpawnchyes]

Bears Packers week 16 @ Lambeau Field.... reverse psychology on yo ass! Bears beat the packers in their home to secure playoffs, then the Bears beat the packers again in playoffs too. LIKE if u agree #BEARDOWN

[MrFlickPicks]

I've seen this play several times, and I still don't see a hold! I don't care about the pictures, but there wasn't any hold!! Screw the Packers, go Bears!

[UltraHumaKnight]

You can even see the Packers player being held lobbying the refs for it.

[UltraHumaKnight]

Looks like 35 held on the far side of the field.

[CHITOWNtwoTHREE]

the only reason is because the packers cant do anything wrong but when they do refs have to make it look like the other team did something, BAD CALL REFS

[derpnessify]

@CHITOWNtwoTHREE Wrong.  That was an awesome play but your team couldn't execute. There are photos all over the internet of CLEAR holding. Plain as day. Don't be a homer.

[MrDokHolliday]

@derpnessify pictures don't mean anything, it's video footage that you should base your decision on... and i'm having a very hard time seeing a hold based on all the videos i've seen.

[WeInterruptThsProgrm]

No its just that everyone loves the Packers thinks theyre so amazing and they can do no wrong so when they screw up the officials have to take responsibility to fix it.

[rjkahlon]

@WeInterruptThsProgrm Sure, keep telling yourself that. There was a hold by the receiving team. It doesn't matter that the Bears scored. There was a hold and its pretty blatant also. Good call refs.

[WeInterruptThsProgrm]

@rjkahlon what number held?

[Jimmehtehboyy]

I'm pretty sure it's just God saying the Bears still suck. haha

[MrJordan3023]

refs ruined one of the best plays

[chibearsfan22]

pretty sure that ref was paid. was a bull shit call. you dont see anything. refs just wanted money. so tried theyre hardest to keep the bears from winning. there were many calls that the refs didnt call towards the packers, but called bullshit calls towards the bears..

[BMachineGuns]

@chibearsfan22 bears still suck anyway.. Packers are too good

[youngbeastxx]

@BMachineGuns Or are you just a bandwagon with the undefeated streak of the packers

[BMachineGuns]

@youngbeastxx the packers were always good

[numbah82]

@GreenBayPackersOwnU We were only down 10 points, had we gotten the TD (and extra point) , we wouldve only needed a successful onside kick and a FG to tie the game ..........oh an btw.......YOU SUCK!!!!

[babbleon12]

What's funny about this video is that Hester gets only a few steps' head start from the other corner of the field toward Knox and still almost catches up with him, not even trying that hard.

[TheSpearsy23]

Do you know the rules? He grabs his pads and jersey from behind.... That's a hold. Once again... HE GRABS HIS JERSEY AND SHOULDER PADS FROM BEHIND...GRABS...grabs...GRABS­...HE GRABS THE JERSEY/PADS! A clip requires a push in the back. I don't think any objective observer who knows the rules could look at that play, look right at the infraction, and not see it's a hold.

[1010richyrich]

PACKERS are the best

[OoDistortedHarpoO]

Fuck green bay. Refs on their side more than too often.

[jac619]

It is a hold i dont get why you think its the worst call, like Spearsy23 said at 3 seconds no. 21 was holding a packer player from getting downfield

[votslibby]

seriously bear fans? stop bitching! Even if there wasn't a hold, it wouldn't have changed the game. If this would have "affected" the game, then the bears shouldn't have been in that predicament in the first place. One play doesn't change the whole outcome of the game.

[stevestop10]

@votslibby yes it does. If Aaron Rodgers didn't tackle Brian Urlacher in the championship game on the INT return then the Bears would've won the game.

[votslibby]

@stevestop10 umm so the packers couldnt have done anything else during the whole game to help them win if rodgers didn't make that tackle? Unless you play a perfect game, you can't complain because something could have been done.

[votslibby]

@stevestop10 and, you can not tell me they would have won, if he returned it the whole game would have changed so don't try to give me that bullshit.

[mattgb77]

The ref is a packers fan

[TheSpearsy23]

Anybody saying it's not a hold, pause at 3 seconds and watch the top left players, you can clearly see him reach out and grab the shoulder pads of the Green Bay player. The flag should be thrown at the spot where the returner caught the ball.

[mutarrr]

@TheSpearsy23 first off thats not even a hold thats how you block. Second look at where the flag was thrown. Third even if it was a hold it had no impact on the play what so ever

[TheSpearsy23]

@mutarrr You block by grabbing a players shoulder pads from behind? Play football much? Flag should be thrown at the spot the returner catches the ball. Definitely a hold, and the rules don't say 'it's only a penalty if you decide it affects the outcome of the play.'

[mutarrr]

@TheSpearsy23 lol bud first off the ref didn't get the number of the player right. second if you watch he never grabbed the guys shoulder pads he was pushing him away standing in front of him. its was a bullshit call just admit it

[TheSpearsy23]

@mutarrr Just pause it at three seconds and go frame by frame. Top left corner. Number 21 Bears, has a hold of the shoulder pads and jersey of the Packers gunner, he grabs and pulls just not enough to make him fall. Ref got the number and the call right. Seriously just watch the freaking play, it's all right there the video doesn't lie. Look for 21 follow him frame by frame, before the cut to the wide angle after the punt you can clearly see it.

[mutarrr]

@TheSpearsy23 are you serious you call that a hold. Maybe a clip i will admit but that is not a hold.

[numbah82]

@CaseyMcLaughalot Are you aware of  how silly you sound

[fabstormchasing005]

Lol all of the packers fans say it was a stupid play, yet all of their players went right after hester?

[majikman85]

@fabstormchasing005 I'm a HUGE packers fans, but even rodgers himself said that it was the best play he'd ever seen

[gforce4all]

Excuses...Excuses...and so goes the life of a bears fan.........

[derekjjensen]

Why didn't they challenge it?

[Eclipton]

@derekjjensen 1) It's under 2 minutes of the half, coaches cannot challenge under 2 minutes left of the half, and 2) Holding is not a reviewable play.

[1uglyhawaiian]

he held jarrett bush while the ball was still in the air. but the ref didnt throw the flag until chicago caught the ball. dont be mad chicago fans or green bay haters, get a life. haha! PACKERS allday :)

*808 STaTe*

[RussDMaly]

clearly the flag is responding to something that happened before the video moved to that view.

if you had seen it live, after the play the player, 21, gave a signal towards the bench saying "my bad". he knew he was in the wrong, simply no better evidence than that.

[rjkahlon]

Worst Call in history? There is an obvious hold. Its not even questionable. Should they have not called the hold because it was a beautifully set up play? Get real. The refs are just doing their job. The Bears deserved that penalty call. They lost to a better team, clear and simple.

[jfretten]

@rjkahlon maybe there was a hold but it definitely wasn't on 21

[cjohns299]

@rjkahlon FACT: the nfl is making sure the packers go undefeated this year. theyre making them too much money not to. noticed how many ads with the packers are out on TV right now? unreal. i bet its pissing them off that cam newton and tim tebow are taking the headlines

[rjkahlon]

@cjohns299 Well obviously the Packers are making the NFL money, they are the defending champs. However, the NFL isn't rigged. The Packers are just playing good football.

[cjohns299]

@rjkahlon packers a team with a large fan base outside of wisconsin, like pittsburgh. theyre a big money maker in that sense. like the steelers. and the packers OFFENSE is playing great, but the Defense is playing horribly. I dont think its quite the NBA in terms of rigged but definitely think refs are biased to a point towards certain teams like the pats, steelers, and packers. it must be the packers time.

[Opticalbasic]

@cjohns299 In wisconsin i get 1 packer commercial every 3 days and its the same one with rodgers and the ford f150. So.. Wrong. No one likes tim tebow and cam newton blows.

[miguelfalconfootball]

Instead of taking away great physical play, take away these dumbass refs' jobs.

[MrReznov64]

keep watching the video sean the hold win they kick ball off down the field keep you eyes on 24 and 21 you see him grab his shoulder pad then arm don,t watch win he catches the football so they still lose good call ref

[Jaycutler129]

@MrReznov64 fuck u the guy was no where near him fuck all packer fans

[HENN3SSEY]

:03 left of the screen, hate to break it to you that's a hold

[rookietrooper]

How many penalties do you see called all season, where they get the wrong number? Even if noone was holding, Bad call? Yes, Great Play? Yes, would have it mattered? Probably not, they were more than a touchdown down, best they could have done was 2 point, then go for the on sides kick.

[diabloman53]

@sebzxdark

ha funny i watched that game im pretty sure the bears caused their own defeat in that game. As for this the flag was thrown becuz they thogh devin called for a fair catch originally when he didnt and had to come up with a call. say all u want that refs are biased im pretty sure bears get good calls for them too. Its kind being human

[pird19837]

Yeah somethings very odd about that

[SMCGAGE]

wouldnt have matter because we still would have won by 2

[SOD1017bricksquad]

Dat was a good play

[moviebuff383]

..many refs in the NBA have been busted for throwing games and being paid off,, so is the NFL any different?..course not.. refs are biased and fix games all the time,,,sadly...

[akruegerx4]

GREEN BAY PACKER RULE!

[thatswhattheyis]

If the holding was at the line of scrimmage, then why was the flag thrown 8 seconds late and 45 yards away?

[Kory4000]

Ha, all you idiot Bears fans. The holding was at the line of scrimmage. I would of won my fantasy game if this counted for Knox and the Bears D/ST, but IT WAS HOLDING....morons

[nfortin24]

@Kory4000 what about the uncalled pass interference to hester that would've been a TD? Plus atleast 2 uncalled "Leading with the helmet and roughing" on cutler, and Also peppers was getting held 2 out of 3 plays the whole night. Green Bay got the win but it was a cheap victory chalked up to shitty officials, even the some of the GB players admitted it

[Kory4000]

@nfortin24 Ha no they didn't. You're a moron.

[haloreachguy8223]

Frickin dumb refs not holding

[MLAZ1990]

It was a good call! If you look closely, you can see Gram holding the ghost player right next to him...lol the NFL is so fixed! The over under must of been Packers by 3, and they didn't want people who took that bet to win their money...pieces of shit!

[Lakersgay]

Refs had Packers -3.5

[nwiner44msncom]

Packers would have won anyway we dident beat them in the nfc champiaonship and ingure 3 of there Quarterbacks for nothing

[mayrock18]

greenbay looked so dumb thinking devin hester got the ball

[linkmyman]

biggest bull$h!t call... EVER

[goblin183]

a bit late?

[6BigShaBangBang9]

yeah good call but it was a little late.

[Bebopopotamus]

Why are you guys saying things like "us" and "our games?" You're not on either of these teams. Stop it with your false sense of pride. I don't care if you like sports, but don't make it sound like it's your team. You have nothing to do with them. You just like the colors of the jerseys.

[threenumbnuts]

@Bebopopotamus Well, we pay for the salaries of the players and owners. I think we can call them "our" team.

[Bebopopotamus]

@threenumbnuts You'll gladly pay them billions to play a meaningless game? Do you also believe you're fighting in Iraq right now, cause you're paying for them to be there too.

[threenumbnuts]

@Bebopopotamus Not the same thing. And I'm not paying them billions, I'm paying them at most $100 a year. To be entertained eight hours a week for sixteen weeks, plus postseason. It seems to me like a pretty good deal, you'd probably pay the same for a good concert, which has as much meaning as this sport. Plus, I'm not paying for the war in Iraq, and I'm not saying that I'm playing on the field now, I'm saying that without fans like me they wouldn't be willing to play, because they'd be broke.

[0cguitarfreak]

@Bebopopotamus I know you need to call football a meaningless game because you probably are one of those kids who couldnt lift 20 pounds. But it provides people with entertainment. Just like movies, art, and even youtube. Stop taking the high road and acting like you are above us. And we DO pay for people to fight in Iraq cause we pay things called Taxes but i guess you wouldnt know about that since you probably live with your parents

[ToLookFoRiT]

@Bebopopotamus yea like everyone else says...sit down and stfu.

[TheBeastghost]

i fucking hate that call

[TheBeastghost]

what are they smoking?

[JGtheDOG]

i hate when troy aikman and joe buck calling our games

[Stevie80P]

3 seconds in to this video...The right hand and on the guys shoulder

[stevestop10]

@Stevie80P putting your hand on someone is a hold?

[Stevie80P]

Clearly a hold....left hand side of the screen, number 21 loses position and grabs the guy buy his shoulder

[Stevie80P]

Clearly a hold....left hand side of the screen, number 21 loses position and grabs the guy buy his shoulder

[wthunder100]

It's just Green Bay geting their way again

[Sirpackerfan8812]

@wthunder100 your just mad about the nfc championship game still. there are so many BS calls against the pack every game

[deliciousmclovin]

@wthunder100 tough shit

[tthomaselli2]

@wthunder100

Agreed.; As long as they're not in the 'Super Bowl 46' picture, I'm good.: :)

[coolbluecrew]

settle down joe buck



[rockstarmaniac717]

I agree this made me so mad the refs always call the plays against us