Bears' Caleb Williams Discusses Not Calling Timeout Before Final Play in Lions Loss

Following the Chicago Bears' 23-20 road loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams explained what happened during a chaotic, late-game sequence that ended Chicago's hopes of completing a second-half comeback.

Williams was sacked with just over 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, taking the Bears to the edge of field goal range. Rather than calling their final timeout or running a quick play, the Bears allowed the clock to run all the way down, and the game was over after a deep pass fell incomplete:

According to Chris Emma of 670 The Score, Williams indicated that he was not comfortable calling a timeout in that situation and left it up to the…