The Chicago Bears were able to pull within a 14-10 margin of the Miami Dolphins at halftime, and it was helped along by the league's "expedited review" rule.

Cairo Santos blasted through a 57-yard field goal at the horn to get the Bears closer to the Dolphins at the break, but the play before that had set things up for Chicago.

On the play, Tyson Bagent found rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III for a gain of 13 yards, but as Burden hit the sideline, the clock had hit zero at Soldier Field, apparently ending the first half.

However, an NFL rule being referred to as “expedited review” was cited as helping the Bears out on the play.

Game clock administration, penalty enforcement, possession of a loose ball and late hits were all already among things that the NFL officiating department

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