It didn't affect the outcome of the Chicago Bears' 30-13 loss to the New Orleans Saints, but an NFL spokesman acknowledged Tuesday that on Darren Sproles' touchdown catch in the fourth quarter, "there was a miscommunication between the replay booth -- which should have called for a review -- and the field" and that the score "should have been reviewed."

Consequently, the play -- in which Sproles appeared to step out of bounds at the 2-yard line on replays -- counted as a touchdown, and wasn't reviewed by officials on the field. Former NFL head of officiating Mike Pereira said Tuesday on the Waddle & Silvy Show on ESPN 1000 that the play "was not a touchdown."

"I sat there and looked at that like everybody else like 'What the heck happened here?'" Pereira said. "Now you look at that and really even after the game I thought there has to be more than this, than just the replay assistant saying that he confirmed that Sproles wasn't out of bounds. As it turns out I'm not sure if it was a technology breakdown or just a communications breakdown."