Bears QB Caleb Williams changed call to beat Packers

The Bears led for most of the game, but the Packers took a 22-21 lead with 54 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Williams would lead Chicago’s offense on a six-play, 47-yard drive before Cairo Santos would drill a 51-yard field goal to give the Bears some momentum heading into the offseason.

The Bears got into field-goal range on a risky play. On 3rd-and-11 from the Chicago 49-yard line, Williams connected on a slant over the middle to D.J. Moore for 18 yards. The play was risky, as the Bears were out of timeouts, and Williams and the offense had to rush to spike the ball with three seconds left on the clock.

Caleb Williams adjusted the final offensive play

Per Sean Hammond of Shaw Local, Williams adjusted the play, which was originally supposed to go to the sideline.

Matt LaFleur: Green Bay Packers messed up the final 15 seconds

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said after the game his coaching staff wasn’t expecting a throw over the middle in that situation. He also noted that defensive back Carrington Valentine messed up by not delaying his get-up after tackling Moore, which would have made the possibility of the Bears stopping the clock for a field-goal attempt unlikely.

Williams is lucky the Packers defense didn’t play good situational football. But after Chicago has lost several games this season by an unfortunate bounce here or there, the rookie quarterback should be happy to claim the victory.

Williams finished Sunday’s game 21-of-29 passing for 148 yards and a touchdown.