<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0baDiF_0vY3OKcw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0baDiF_0vY3OKcw00" width="912" height="513" ><figcaption>Al-Shaair throws a punch on the sideline during 'Sunday Night Football.' | Screengrab on Twitter/ @jasrifootball</figcaption></figure><p><b>Things got heated on Sunday Night Football.</b></p><p>The Chicago Bears-Houston Texans matchup on <i>Sunday Night Football</i> appeared to get ugly during a tense moment in the third quarter.</p><p>Bears quarterback Caleb Williams scampered toward the sideline on a first down and seemed to be giving himself up when Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair rammed into him. Williams took the hard hit and fell out of bounds on the ground near his Bears teammates, who immediately mobbed Al-Shaair.</p><p>During the scuffle, Al-Shaair threw a blatant punch at Bears running back Roschon Johnson, who wasn’t even playing in the game. Johnson didn’t retaliate but did raise his hands wondering why the referees didn’t throw a flag.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Punching a guy wearing a mask is silly but we keep on <a href="https://t.co/5n20HRNNmB">pic.twitter.com/5n20HRNNmB</a></p>— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) <a href="https://twitter.com/cjzero/status/1835510680746590698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico noted on the broadcast that because the referees presumably didn’t see the punch and didn’t throw a flag, the play wasn’t reviewable by New York. </p><p>However, replays of the incident show just how obvious the punch was and how lucky Al-Shaair was to not get ejected from the game. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">no flag was thrown <a href="https://t.co/GcrCXoVidg">pic.twitter.com/GcrCXoVidg</a></p>— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1835509670997266747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Azeez Al-Shaair throws a punch and doesn’t even get flagged <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHIvsHOU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CHIvsHOU</a><a href="https://t.co/vnxOk2YC2e">pic.twitter.com/vnxOk2YC2e</a></p>— Bad Sports Refs (@BadSportsRefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BadSportsRefs/status/1835510089421140087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Punching a facemask: forever the dumbest thing to ever do. <a href="https://t.co/ZTMSdkZIOF">pic.twitter.com/ZTMSdkZIOF</a></p>— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelFhurley/status/1835509749422424286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Staggeringly stupid that NY can't buzz down and toss a guy we're watching punch somebody</p>— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamMonsonNFL/status/1835509751913878002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans throw a punch<br><br><br><br>New York: "Sorry, our hands are tied. There was no flag thrown on the play"</p>— Steve Palazzolo (@StevePalazzolo_) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevePalazzolo_/status/1835509707374506072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Clean hit. But at least one ref should've seen that punch.</p>— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/1835509798496043331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>Fortunately for the Texans' defensive captain, referees seemed not to notice his antics on the sideline. </p><h2>More of the Latest Around the NFL</h2><p>This article was originally published on www.si.com as Texans Linebacker Gets Away With Obvious Punch In Ugly Sideline Scrum vs. Bears. </p></div></body>

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Texans Linebacker Gets Away With Obvious Punch In Ugly Sideline Scrum vs. Bears

Things got heated on Sunday Night Football. The Chicago Bears-Houston Texans matchup on Sunday Night Football appeared to get ugly during a tense moment in the third quarter. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams scampered toward the sideline on a first down and seemed to be giving himself up when Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair rammed into him. Williams took the hard hit and fell out of bounds on the ground near his Bears teammates, who immediately mobbed Al-Shaair.

Texans Linebacker Gets Away With Obvious Punch In Ugly Sideline Scrum vs. Bears

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