Traditionally, Thanksgiving provides the NFL with its largest regular-season television audiences. That's bad news for the Chicago Bears, who bungled their game against the Detroit Lions Thursday in downright cinematic fashion.
The Bears—who had possession with the ball on the Lions' 25-yard line with 46 seconds left at one point—allowed nearly 30 seconds to run off the clock in the final minute without calling a timeout. The result: a desperation heave by quarterback Caleb Williams that didn't need to happen, an incompletion, and Detroit's 11th win of the season.
