The Chicago Bears walked into Lambeau Field with first place on the line… and walked out with another scar from the one stadium that never seems to show them mercy.Fourth and inches. Down seven. 27 seconds left on the clock and the entire NFC North hanging in the air.Caleb Williams rolled left. Cole Kmet broke open. And Caleb tried to put up what he called a “big boy ball.” However, Caleb’s throw was short and Keisean Nixon came down with a game-ending interception.
Caleb didn’t hide from it: “Just gotta give Cole a better shot… Next time extend him a little more. Lead him.”That’s the part that stung the most. He saw it, he read it, he just missed it.
Caleb’s Blunt Locker Room Message
GettyBears QB Caleb Williams
When asked about what lost them the game, Caleb didn’t dance around that either: “It’s frustrating… we shot ourselves in the foot more than anything.”
And he wasn’t wrong.
From a slow start to missed tackles to wasted early momentum after a first quarter interception, the Bears just couldn’t seem to make the most of their opportunities.
“Small details… small details… execution.” Williams said.
In the entire first half, Caleb Williams went just 6 for 14 for 32 yards. But the second half was a completely different quarterback.
First came the beauty to Cole Kmet down the sideline, a throw only a handful of quarterbacks even attempt. Then he ripped a laser beam touchdown to Olamide Zaccheaus, the kind of tight window throw that shows why Chicago drafted him No. 1.
And down 21-14, Caleb led what might be Chicago’s best drive of the year: 17 plays, 83 yards, nearly eight minutes of clock.
It ended with a 1 yard touchdown to rookie Colston Loveland, tying the game at 21 and flipping the entire stadium’s energy.
And even after Green Bay answered to make it 28-21, Caleb gave Chicago one last shot. However, the comeback fell just short when Caleb Williams’ fourth down pass to Cole Kmet was intercepted.
Not the ending Chicago wanted… But not the ending that defines who they are, either.
A Collapse That Stings But Doesn’t Break Anything
GettyBears QB Caleb Williams
Let’s be honest: this loss hurts.
It snapped a five game win streak. It handed Green Bay first place. And it put pressure back on the Bears with Cleveland, San Francisco, Detroit, and another Packers showdown left.
But here’s the part that nobody can deny: Caleb Williams didn’t crumble or hide under the pressure. He battled them back from a dead offense to a tied game, and when the fatal mistake came, he owned every bit of it.
That’s leadership you usually see from a 28 year old vet… not a second year quarterback playing his first meaningful December football.
And this isn’t over (far from it). Cuz in just 13 days, these two teams play again, this time at Soldier Field with the division potentially on the line.
The Green Bay Packers handed Caleb Williams a scar. He plans to hand one back.
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