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Bears make time tick away in disastrous final seconds of crushing Thanksgiving loss
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Bears make time tick away in disastrous final seconds of crushing Thanksgiving loss

Add another highlight to Matt Eberflus’ growing catalog of disasters.

The Bears let nearly half a minute pass after Caleb Williams was sacked with 33 seconds left and a timeout in hand in what would be a 23-20 loss to the Lions.

Caleb Williams and the Bears lost to the Lions 23-20. AP

By the time Williams walked the ball with about five seconds left at the Lions’ 41-yard line, a long, incomplete pass would be the final play of the game.

On the CBS booth, Jim Nantz and Tony Romo chided Chicago for their lack of urgency in what was an impressive comeback from a 16-0 halftime deficit against the now 11-1 Lions.

“They better hurry, oh no, this is a disaster in the making here,” Nantz said angrily on the CBS broadcast. “You’re going to have to do something with it, it comes down to this play. Incomplete. And the game is over. Ultimately, a complete failure by the Bears.

“I can’t believe they didn’t take a timeout,” Romo added.

Williams rallied the Bears with three second-half touchdowns and had driven them into field goal range to potentially tie the game on a drive that started at their own 1.

Meanwhile, Lions quarterback Jared Goff struggled in the final two quarters of the game, scoring just seven points after the Detroit offense was in complete control in the first half.

Goff finished the game with 221 yards and two touchdown passes; both to tight end Matt LaPorta.

It is the sixth loss in a row for Matt Eberflus and the Bears. AP

The Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron three weeks ago, which has led to improvements behind interim OC Thomas Brown, but no wins.

Their offense still needs to work while Williams, the No. 1 pick in the draft, is under siege behind a poor, struggling line.

Williams has been sacked 54 times in the worst manner in the NFL.

The Lions celebrate the victory over the Bears. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Eberflus is under fire for Chicago as the team has lost six straight games, one on a Hail Mary and the other on a blocked field goal.