“Fortunately in the second half, our offense was able to find its footing a little bit, both in the run game and the passing game,” coach Ben Johnson said. “It felt like we had a little bit of rhythm, so made it a game, but fell short there at the end.”
The Bears’ final drive while down 28-21 began with more heroics from Williams, who fired passes to Burden for 27 yards and return specialist Devin Duvernay for 24 yards. But the possession, and ultimately the game, ended on fourth-and-1 from the Green Bay 14 when Williams threw an interception in the end zone on a pass intended for Kmet, one in which the QB told reporters he’s “gotta give [Kmet] a better ball.”
Despite falling to Green Bay, Williams believes the Bears can learn a lot of from a heated matchup between the longtime rivals that felt like what he described as a “playoff atmosphere,” especially since they will host the Packers at Soldier Field in two weeks.
“It’s great, the energy. You love being in these games,” Williams said. “You love being in these competitive games. You love being in these high-stakes games. You’ve gotta win on the road. Half the season is on the road, playoffs a lot of times [are] on the road. And so just being able to cherish these moments and learn from it, whether to win or loss, is really important.”