Instant Reactions: Another blunder costs Bears late-game comeback

How many ways?! How many ways can the Bears find to lose games? How much longer will Matt Eberflus get away with it?

The Bears no-showed in the first half, picking up just two first downs in the first 30 minutes – one via defensive penalty. But Thomas Brown’s adjustments in the second half had Caleb Williams and the offense on the move in the second half.

Williams hit Keenan Allen for two touchdowns and DJ Moore on the 31-yard score in the fourth quarter to claw Chicago back into the game. Detroit couldn’t bury the Bears. Chicago forced a three-and-out with less than five minutes left, but a Lions punt pinned the Bears at the 1-yard line.

Chicago got near Cairo Santos’ range before a Teven Jenkins illegal hands-to-the-face call pulled them back out. Then, Williams took a sack with :31 left. With one timeout remaining, the Bears ran just one more play – an incomplete pass as time expired. With a timeout in Eberflus’ pocket.

Lack of awareness, clock mismanagement. Whatever happened, it has happened too much before and can’t happen again.

To make matters worse, Chicago suffered some critical injuries. Darnell Wright was carted to the locker room after the third quarter and did not return. Montez Sweat limped off the field on the defense’s final drive. Moore and Allen spent time in the injury tent.

Every Bears fan held their breath when Williams took a big hit on an awkward half-slide. The quarterback threw a touchdown on the next play but needed a quick trip to the tent before rejoining his teammates on the sideline.

Fail Mary, blocked field goal, overtime comeback falling short and now this. How many cruel ways can the Bears find to lose in the fourth quarter?

Greg Braggs Jr.

Caleb good. Flus bad.

It’s that simple. It’s never perfect, it’s never pretty for the Chicago Bears. But at the end of the day, you have opportunities to win games at the end and they don’t. Why? Situational football is a complete failure for this coaching staff and it starts with the head coach. This has been going on for too long.

Fire Flus.

Patrick Norton

That’s a Matt Eberflus masterclass. Give the keys to whoever suggests doing the opposite of whatever that was. With your seat as hot as it seems, that ending cannot happen. Eberflus cannot end the game with the ball near field goal range after draining 30 seconds off the clock with a timeout in his pocket. Malfeasance.

Kevin Kaduk

Don’t allow Matt Eberflus on the team plane. Allowing him to coach one more game for the Chicago Bears is a travesty.