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“‘Not My Fault!’ Caleb Williams Points Fingers After Shocking Bears Blunder!”
On Thursday afternoon while most of the country was enjoying their first – or second – plate of food, the Chicago Bears were finding a way to lose their sixth-straight game. After entering a Thanksgiving showdown against the heavily favored Detroit Lions on a five-game losing skid, looked like it was headed for loss No. 8 on the season very early. However, in the second half No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams and the Bears offense came alive. After falling behind 23-7 late in the third quarter, the Bears rallied with two touchdowns in the fourth to cut Detroit’s lead to 23-20. Chicago had a chance to at least tie the game late in the fourth quarter, but suffered one of the most embarrassing mental lapses in football history. Williams took a sack with just over 30 seconds left on the clock. Although the Bears had a timeout in their back pocket, neither Williams nor the coaching staff decided to use it. Instead, the rookie quarterback hurled a pass down the field to no one in particular as the final seconds ran off the clock and the Bears fell to 4-8.
In the aftermath of the horrible clock mismanagement, Williams made it clear he believes the coaches are at fault for not calling timeout. “In that situation, I’m living with the call and letting coaches make that decision…maybe in the later years of my career (he may call a timeout himself), right now I get the call and I’m trying to lead my team to a win,” he said, via ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. Williams finished the game 20-of-39 passing for 256 yards and three touchdowns while adding another 39 yards on the ground in Chicago’s 23-20 defeat.
