They were on the brink of losing in the final minutes before an improbable rally by quarterback Caleb Williams. We’ve seen that before, and there’s a good chance we’ll see it again.
Nothing has been normal for the Bears this season, and the craziness continued Saturday night against the Packers. As has been their custom, just when the Bears looked like they were done, they stormed back into the game and forced overtime.
Somehow, inexplicably, the electricity has lasted all season, and now they’re on the brink of making the playoffs after an insane comeback against their archrival with a 22-16 win in overtime.
The Bears took the game, and quite possibly the NFC North, on quarterback Caleb Williams’ 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore that sent the largest crowd of the season at Soldier Field into an eruption.
If they can pull that off, there’s no ceiling on what they might do in the postseason. No opponent would scare them at this point.
The Bears would clinch a playoff berth if the Lions lose to or tie the Steelers on Sunday and, at 11-4, are on the cusp of burying the 9-5-1 Packers in the division. It might finally be their time to “take the North and never get it back,” as general manager Ryan Poles said when he took the job.
No matter how bleak it has looked at times with Williams, he’s been unbelievable at the end of games. And this time, his winning heave to Moore beat Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon — the same player who snuffed out Williams’ rally at Lambeau Field two weeks earlier with an interception in the end zone to finish the game.
After completing 8-of-13 passes for 107 yards through three quarters, he finished with a flourish of 11-of-21 passing for 143 yards and two touchdowns to post a 98.
