INDIANAPOLIS — For a brief moment, the Chicago Bears had finally unlocked something on offense. Caleb Williams had the protection and floated a beautiful deep ball down the left sideline to fellow rookie Rome Odunze . The 47-yard pass nearly doubled the team’s longest play of the season.
Three plays later, Williams threw an interception. The drive that was supposed to deliver the moment ended with zero points. The Indianapolis Colts responded with a three-play, 70-yard touchdown drive.
Advertisement “My message to them in the locker room afterward was just this, it was missed opportunities,” coach Matt Eberflus said after the 21-16 loss. “We had opportunities to win that game. The first thing we have to do is honor the football.
Once we do get takeaways, we have to score off those opportunities, and that was the difference in the game to me. They scored off those opportunities and we did not.” The Bears faced third-and-4 from the Indianapolis 31-yard line.
It appeared they’d at least get a field goal, putting points on the board after Odunze’s catch. GO DEEPER As Bears flounder on offense, it's fair to ask: Is Caleb Williams' development in good hands? Williams first looked to his tight end Cole Kmet , but the Colts covered up his curl route. He had running back Roschon Johnson in the right flat but came back to the left sideline, where receiver DeAndre Carter had run an out route.
It’s a throw we’ve seen Williams make often. However, he was under pressure.