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The NFL certainly gave its fans a treat on Thanksgiving with the matinee between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, providing a controversial ending that had anyone watching wondering how any team could botch a late-game scenario like the Bears. The ending created one of the most memorable Thanksgiving games in NFL history, for all the wrong reasons.
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants didn’t top what happened Thursday afternoon, but the Cowboys are trying to get their way back into the playoff race. The Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers have a thriller for the nightcap as well. The Thanksgiving games have not disappointed so far, thanks to the Lions and Bears giving plenty to talk about — all because of what happened in 43 seconds.
There are plenty of overreactions to go around from the Thanksgiving games; give credit to Matt Eberflus for spicing up Thursday’s batch. Which ones are overreactions and which are reality?
Caleb Williams is just as responsible as Matt Eberflus for Bears clock management
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction
There is reason to blame Williams for not calling a timeout himself during the Bears’ ineptitude of clock management in the final 30 seconds of Thursday’s loss. After getting sacked by Za’Darius Smith with 32 seconds left, Williams wasn’t rushing getting the Bears offense back to the line — killing at least 12 seconds before realizing how much time was left on the clock.
Then when Williams realized there was 18 seconds left — and no timeout being called on the sideline — he looked to the sideline and got the play. At the time there were 14 seconds left on the clock, which a timeout should have been called by Williams or Bears coach Matt Eberflus in that moment. Williams was still setting up the play when there were nine seconds left and no timeout being called. Remember, a 59-yard field goal by Cairo Santos was still in…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-11-29 01:59:00
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