The Bears coach explained his reasoning behind holding onto a timeout in the closing seconds of a loss in Detroit.
The Bears' attempt to march down the field and kick a potential game-tying field goal against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving at Ford Field was thwarted by Eberflus's
In his postgame press conference, Eberflus explained that his plan was to have Williams throw a pass inbounds on third down and call a timeout for a field-goal attempt on fourth down. But the Bears didn't have enough time to do either.. "We were hoping would get the ball snapped, and we would've called timeout right there. But once it's under seven there, if you call timeout, you're basically throwing to the end zone .
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