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Liam McKeone

Bears' Matt Eberflus Explains Why Caleb Williams Was Still Playing Late in Blowout Loss

Williams limped off the field after the Bears got blasted by the Cardinals | NFL on CB

The Chicago Bears got dismantled by the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon and they may have suffered a more significant loss in the final moments of the blowout.

Despite being down by 20 points in the last minute and change, the Bears kept rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in the game. Not only that, but the coaching staff was calling passing plays. Murphy's Law was then enacted and Williams appeared to get hurt on the final offensive play of the game for Chicago. As he limped off the field, CBS's Charles Davis laid into the Bears' coaching staff for needlessly endangering their young quarterback.

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