GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Bears took Sunday’s game down to the wire, as they always do this season. They excel in do-or-die moments, and had one on fourth-and-1 with 26 seconds left from the Packers’ 14-yard line.

A touchdown and an extra point would’ve tied the score. Failing to gain the required yard would end the game.

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams took the snap from under center, faked a handoff to D’Andre Swift and rolled to his left.

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Swift was ahead of Williams as a receiving option or a blocker should Williams choose to run. Tight end Cole Kmet worked the back of the end zone while DJ Moore leaked across the field and into open space.

“We had a lot of options there; don’t know exactly who is going to pop necessarily,” Johnson said, “but, between the options that we have and then Caleb (Williams) using his legs, was hopeful we could find a way to get a yard there.”

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Stop me if you’ve seen this one before. It was similar to the play run against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 13, when Williams and Kmet connected on a key touchdown.

Williams tried to do so again, as Kmet popped open near the baseline. But Williams didn’t set his feet and underthrew the pass by a great deal. Packers defensive back Keisean Nixon easily intercepted it to secure a 28-21 Packers win.

Williams was frank about the play, saying he must give Kmet a better ball.

“We had about two or three guys in front of, either stacking Swift or right here with Swift,” Williams said. “I rolled out and saw Cole and I tried to give him a big-boy ball, try and let him go up for it because I ended up seeing (Nixon) start to sprint. So, I tried to slow them up and kind of give him a chance.

“In those moments, it’s a got-to-have-it moment. And they had a guy trailing me, so didn’t feel like I could go get it myself. Just got to give Cole a better shot at it.”

Williams didn’t believe he could run for the pylon and, after watching the play back, he’s probably right. Moore came free, but he wasn’t in Williams’ view at that point, and Swift was covered well. Kmet said he came open and believed a touchdown was in the works, but the pass was just short.

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“I think next time, just extend him a little bit more and kind of lead him,” Williams said. “But in those moments, you want to put the ball in play and trust your guy, or try to have your guy go make a play, and just got to give him a better ball.”

It was a difficult way to lose a game, especially with the Bears in the red zone and primed to tie the score and either force overtime or go for a two-point conversion while trying to win it.

“Not tough at all,” Williams said. “Just got to give him a better ball. Thinking too much.”

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