PHILADELPHIA — The Bears contributed to their downfall in a 22-14 loss to the Eagles on Sunday with five pre-snap penalties by halftime.
Four of those were on defense, and the team alleged that Eagles center Jason Kelce baited them by illegally turning the ball before the snap. Bears coach Matt Nagy hinted there was a problem, though he declined to specify, but Khalil Mack didn’t hold back.
“You see the bull---- Kelce was kinda doing with the ball, just moving it a little bit,” Mack said. “But even then, you can’t really make no excuses.