Not even Sydney Thomas could believe what the Chicago Bears did on Thanksgiving.
The Bears were marching down the field with less than a minute to go, with a chance to tie or take the lead.
Quarterback Caleb Williams dropped back and was quickly sacked on second-and-20 at Detroit’s 35-yard line.
No timeout was called by anybody on the field nor the Chicago Bears head coach, as the team would only get to run one last play.
What should have been a quick throw to set up a field goal attempt turned out to be the last play of the game.
Ring Card girl Sydney Thomas summed it all up when she took to X and stated, “If I were the coach, I would’ve called a timeout.”
Matt Eberflus Doubles Down on Chicago Bears’ Game-Ending Clock Management Blunder
Matt Eberflus was already on a hot seat, but now it’s truly blazing after his terrible decision on Thanksgiving.
The Bears’ attempt to march down the field and kick a potential game-tying field goal against the Detroit Lions went terribly wrong after the head coach’s head-scratching clock management in the final 30 seconds.
Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked with just over 30 seconds to play, but nobody called a timeout as everyone rushed back to the line to run a play.
The Bears’ next snap did not touch Williams’s hands until there were six seconds to play, and by that time, there was only time for one last play, which was a failed throwing attempt.
In his postgame press conference, Eberflus claimed he had a plan to have his rookie QB throw a pass inbounds on third down and call a timeout for a field-goal attempt on fourth down.
“We like the play that we had,” Eberflus said to the media. “We were hoping [Williams] would get the ball snapped, and we would’ve called timeout right there. But once it’s under seven [seconds] there, if you call timeout, you’re basically throwing to the end zone [on the next play].”
After being asked if he would’ve done anything differently, he even doubled down on his decision.
“I like what we did there,” he said. “Again, once it’s under 12 [seconds], you really don’t have an option. Because it’s third [down], then fourth, and you got to throw it into the end zone then. To me, I think we handled it the right way. … It didn’t work out the way we wanted it to.”
