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The Chicago Bears looked dead in the water during the first half of their Thanksgiving matchup against the rival Detroit Lions. They were outscored in the first two quarters, 16-0, and picked up just 53 total yards of offense compared to the Lions’ 279 yards. However, the script flipped in the second half.
Caleb Williams threw three touchdowns as the Bears outscored the Lions in the final two quarters, 20-7. In fact, they even put together an impressive drive down three points in the fourth quarter that looked like it could be a potential game-winning possession, but the Bears completely bungled their clock management at the end of the game. Let’s take a look at what happened on that drive:
Despite a perfect Lions punt that landed at the Bears’ 1-yard line, Williams took his offense into enemy territory while converting two third downs. Facing a fourth-and-4 at the Lions’ 44-yard line, Cole Kmet was penalized for offensive pass interference, which set up a fourth-and-14 at the Bears’ 46-yard line. Williams’ pass appeared to fall incomplete, but Lions defensive back Kindle Vildor was penalized for pass interference. It was a 29-yard penalty that set the Bears up with a first-and-10 on the Lions’ 25-yard line.
The Bears had to be feeling pretty good at that point. Down three points at the opponent’s 25-yard line with time running down. What could go wrong? As it turns out, a lot.
After an incomplete pass on first-and-10, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus used his second timeout with the clock already stopped. On second-and-10, Teven Jenkins was penalized for illegal use of hands. On the ensuing second-and-20 from the Lions’ 35-yard line, Williams took a sack for a loss of six yards with 33 seconds remaining. Here’s where things got crazy.
Eberflus had a timeout in his pocket, but didn’t want to use it just yet. The clock continued to drip as Williams struggled to get the play in while…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2024-11-28 22:06:00
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