The Bengals were on the brink of making one of the most miraculous fourth-quarter comebacks in recent memory on Sunday against the Bears, but they let the game slip out of their grasp. Trailing by 14 with less than five minutes left, Joe Flacco steered a pair of sensational touchdown drives and gave Cincinnati a 42–41 lead.
Caleb Williams and Chicago’s offense got the ball back with less than a minute to work with, but that was more than enough time for the Bears. Williams completed a pass across the middle of the field to Colston Loveland, which would’ve put Chicago close to field goal range. Loveland was never tackled, however, as the Bengals’ defense imploded and failed to bring the rookie tight end to the ground. Instead of an intermediate gain, Loveland was off to the races and scored a go-ahead touchdown to make it a 47–42 game.
