Noah Brown awaits the tipped ball that Tyrique Stevenson had his hand on during the Hail Mary pass to win it for Washington. Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Tyrique Stevenson Offers Apology for Behavior on Hail Mary

Originally posted on Chicago Bears on SI
By Gene Chamberlain | Last updated Oct 28, 2024 2:16 AM ET

Tyrique Stevenson issued an apology to Bears fans for taunting Commanders fans at the start of the final play, before actually tipping the pass on Washington's game-winning Hail Mary to receiver Noah Brown.

The play capped what was largely a bad day for the Bears in their 18-15 loss, and Stevenson's thoughtless behavior, along with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty he had earlier in the game, made the apology seem a bit insufficient.

Thank you for being mature & grown up & taking responsibility for this. Very appreciative. Do much better from now on. Thanks.
— Marc Warren (@MidwesternMarc) October 28, 2024

He probably owes them a few interceptions at some point in the future.

The other downer for the Bears was the lengthy injury list coming out of the game.

Teven Jenkins and Braxton Jones suffered knee injuries and Bill Murray had a pectoral injury while Montez Sweat suffered a shin injury.

"With all the offensive linemen that we had in and out of there, I thought the guys battled in there," coach Matt Eberflus said. "The pocket was firmer in the second half, was good."

OMG. While the Hail Mary play was going on Chicago Bears DB Tyrique Stevenson was taunting the crowd and celebrating a victory. He then proceeded to have the ball bounce off his hand and into Noah Brown’s hands for the game winning TD. Talk about karma pic.twitter.com/WgxiiA6dzI
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) October 28, 2024

Eberflus said he didn't have an idea on the severity of the injuries. The Bears finished with Kiran Amegadjie playing left tackle for Jones. Backup center Doug Kramer had to play guard because of the injuries to Jenkins and Murray.

The Bears have tackle Larry Borom and guard Ryan Bates who could come off of injured reserve for the next game.

Sweat wasn't on the field for the final game rushing on the Hail Mary after suffering his injury.

Old scheme to defend the Hail Mary pass…#Bears were missing the “savior” on that one. Needed a defender to play the tipped ball. pic.twitter.com/8c7v24FcYp
— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) October 27, 2024

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