On 4th and 1 in the second quarter of their Week 12 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams took a designed run for a first down but got popped along the sideline by Steelers S Jalen Ramsey. While it was a legal hit and wasn’t flagged, Bears head coach Ben Johnson believed the play gave the Bears offense a “spark.”
“Want to get Caleb out of bounds just a little bit sooner,” he said. “But, you know, the crazy thing is, when things like that happen, it almost ignites your sideline even more.
“It was a completely legal hit — you know, he was in-bounds.