Bears center Lucas Patrick played only 35 snaps against the Lions on Sunday after suffering a back injury. Patrick initially was injured in the first quarter when he was blindsided by a Lions player while chasing safety Tracy Walker, who had recovered what he thought was a fumble by Cole Kmet, who had been ruled down on a three-yard reception. Eberflus said the Bears turned that play in to the league office for review.
“The play was blown down and then Lucas was pursuing and ended up getting hit, and that’s unfortunate,” Eberflus said. “I talked to the ref about it, we discussed it and we’ll leave it at that. We’ll see what they say.”
