How exactly did the Chicago Bears escape with a playoff win against the Green Bay Packers?
Caleb Williams connected with DJ Moore for the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter, but it was what the Bears did leading up to the moment that secured them the victory. Chicago needed both a herculean effort from its quarterback and a savvy string of play calls from its scheme-wizard head coach to knock its division rival out of the playoffs.
This Bears team lives on the edge. Every game comes down to the final possession, yet somehow — miraculously — they find a way.
Head coach Ben Johnson puts his players in a position to win while his uber-talented young quarterback, Caleb Williams, meets the moment time and time again.
And now to be able to do it against a division rival in the playoffs? It doesn’t get much sweeter than that.
Let’s dig into how both scheme and raw talent enabled the Bears to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.