LANDOVER, Md. – Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson apologized Sunday night after watching the Washington crowd boo seconds before he and his teammates gave up a Hail Mary touchdown as time expired and lost to the Commanders 18-15.

Video on social media showed Stevenson pointing toward the stands and raising his arms in the air with his back to the game when the ball was hit. He arrived late to the play and missed the opportunity to prevent Zach Ertz from tapping the ball to Noah Brown to catch it in the end zone.

“To Chicago and teammates, I apologize for the lack of awareness and focus,” Stevenson wrote on social media. “The game isn’t over until there are zeros on the clock. I can’t take anything for granted. If I take notes, improvement will happen.”

To Chicago and teammates, I apologize for the lack of awareness and focus. The game isn’t over until the clock hits zeros. I can’t take anything for granted. Notes have been taken, improvements will occur. #Beardown

— Tyrique Stevenson (@dreamchaserTy10) October 28, 2024

The Bears, nearing their bye, finished at three.

“It comes down to that last play and we’ve practiced that play a hundred times since we’ve been here,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said. “I’ll have to look at what the execution of it was, but we’ve got a body on a body, boxing guys out like basketball at the end. We’ve got one guy on the edge knocking the ball down. We’ve got a tip guy who will be behind the pile. I have to look at it and work it out so that we can be better next time.”

They had just taken the lead with 25 seconds left on Roschon Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown run.

“When you lose a game like that, it’s hard to swallow,” Eberflus said. “I was excited how they fought back to have a chance to win that game. It’s important to look at that as well.”

Stevenson made seven tackles and had one pass defended earlier in the game. He struggled in coverage when Chicago allowed Jayden Daniels to throw for 326 yards.

There were plenty of issues before the Hail Mary, including Caleb Williams having an altercation with offensive lineman Doug Kramer earlier in the fourth quarter. Williams also took a sack at one point to knock the Bears out of field goal range and went 10 of 24 passing, his fewest completions in his young NFL career.

“I have to be better,” Williams said. “I have to get the ball out of my hands. I have to throw it out of bounds in that situation. The hardest part of the court is you want to go out and do special things, but you also have to understand that this is the game. “

The Associated Press contributed to this report.