Situation:
The Bears trail by three with 2:24 remaining and have a first-and-10 at their own 47.
Result:
Jay Cutler’s deep pass down the right sideline intended for Johnny Knox is intercepted by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
The tape shows:
The Bears line up with four wide receivers, two on each side of the formation, and one running back, Matt Forte. Cutler takes the snap from shotgun.
All four receivers run nine routes. The Redskins defenders stay on top of every route, and none of the four Bears is open. There is no play action, no pump-fake or no double moves to draw defenders off the routes.
Left defensive end Vonnie Holliday slips inside left guard Lance Louis and forces Cutler to throw. Cutler doesn’t have an outlet receiver to throw to because Forte was forced to stay in and pick up blitzing safety Kareem Moore. Linebacker Rocky McIntosh also is blitzing.
Instead of trying to escape pressure with his feet or throwing the ball out of bounds, Cutler throws a pass his receiver has no chance of catching and is intercepted by Hall.
