A viral pancake block goes down as one of Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland’s few splash plays this season, but even that contains a mistake.

That’s a rookie for you.

During the second quarter of the Bears’ 26-14 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 7, Loveland flattened Saints defensive end Carl Granderson to help open up a hole for Roschon Johnson on third-and-2.

“Um, actually, I really, you could call it an ‘MA’ — missed assignment,” Loveland said sheepishly. “I really could have blocked or should have blocked someone else.”

In fact, fellow tight end Cole Kmet pushed Loveland in the back — as if intending to block Granderson — then peeled off to block cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry

Johnson still picked up 11 yards and the first down, and D’Andre Swift scored on the next pl

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