Tyrique Stevenson feels happier for having had 'Fail Mary' moment

He maintains he's a different player, improved if not more mature, as a result of going through that experience.

What a cost, though. He made the mistake of not paying attention like he should have been, and admitted to Byard he was "talking to the stands." However, he didn't necessarily admit he was hollering at Commanders fans or was cheering with Bears fans, which he maintained he was doing after that game.

What difference did it make who he was hollering at, though? It distracted him and he came back and tipped the ball instead of guarding Noah Brown, who then caught the game-winning deflection.

"I think that, right there, was a selfish moment and I think it's karma," Stevenson told Byard. "I think karma was the correct explanation I've got for it because I wasn't living right. I wasn't living right that day, that week, that mindset. Whatever it was that week, it came back to bite me."

Stevenson forever seems to be hitting an epiphany. After that, he played reasonably well but had a horrendous game against Detroit this season with a worst possible passer rating against of 158.3 when targeted. Then he came back with the big strip of the football from

Javonte Williams in the Bears' win over Dallas and had a strong game against the Raiders.

Who knows whether he's going to have another turning point moment this week? They just seem to happen so often for him.

"At the end of the day I want that to be a memory in my head of what not to do," Stevenson said.

No doubt, at the end of the day there are lot of Bears fans who wish it wasn't a memory in their heads. And some other people would probably say the same, like probably Matt Eberflus for one.