Caleb Williams throws and Brandon McManus missed kicks created a perfect storm for a Bears comeback
What Happened
The Bears were down 21-6 in the fourth quarter. Caleb Williams led the team down the field, and after a missed extra point by the Packers' kicker, the score became 21-15. The Bears then scored again and went for a two-point conversion due to the previous missed kick. The opposing kicker later missed a field goal, making it a three-point game. Williams then led another drive. In the final seconds, with 5 seconds left and on third and 15, the Packers fumbled.
Why This Matters
Down 15 points in the fourth quarter, the Bears had absolutely no business coming back, but Caleb Williams decided to turn into a video game character while the Packers' kicker Brandon McManus decided to become a supervillain. This is the kind of collapse that haunts a fanbase for years.
With 84K views, this legendary collapse ranks outside the top 1500 breakdowns of all time, but Bears fans who watched it live will never forget.
Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Caleb Williams, Brandon, Bears (MLB, 2026).
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentBears were down 21-6
in their fourth quarter. That's a lot of
points. If you can do the math, comment
it below for the people that can't.
Bears fans are thinking, "All right, I
mean, I guess we'll take the field goal
in 21-9." Now, they're going to get the
ball back. 12 minutes 40 seconds. QB is
going to keep it. He's going to run for
the first down. Stays inbounds. Then he
we're going to throw the ball. And now
we're getting a little clinical. We're
going to throw it again. Second down, we
throw it to Swift. He'll just make
something happen. Oh [ __ ] QB Williams
got a block for him. He's like, maybe I
shouldn't be blocking for you. Next,
next one. We'll just hand it off to you.
Swift your ass in there now. Bears fans
are like, "Woohoo!" ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
LET'S GO, KID. GIVE ME A high five. High
fives. High fives. I'm so cold. Packers
respond pretty quickly uh with they
break two tackles. They get in there and
they just say, "No, it's not going to
happen." The smiles, they turn into
frowns, but then the extra point is
yanked. One less point we got to chase
down. Fourth and three. They snap it
over the head. That is trouble. But
actually, there's a flag on the offense
first.
So, that's actually great news because
the bot snap is worse. A new life. And
he is going to This is such a good
throw. Watch how offbalance Williams is
here. Run your left. gets on the right
foot and throws it with his hips totally
open as he's falling. Nothing to put
behind it besides torque. Another big
play. You need it. Check down. Number
25. Second and goal. Four minutes left.
Let's find the end zone again. They say
we'll go for two points cuz you missed
your kick and we'll get that. They're
shredding the cheese heads. That's
gross. I don't know what you do if
you're sitting around this guy. uh if
he's uh doing it over like cameraman
should zoom out, pan out, show me where
that trees is landing. And they held him
to a field goal. So, they're going to
get the ball back. It's going to be uh
still a one-sore game. They're down
three. They're like, but maybe he misses
it cuz he yanked his last one. And then
what does he do? He overcorrects. No
good. [ __ ] [screaming]
OH,
three-way hug. Three-point game.
Williams has done it. Swift grabs it.
And again, we're going downfield. We got
our guy. Easy peasy. It's getting cold.
Father son hug. Got to love it. Father
son hug. And then the Packers, they do
the thing the Eagles did and they just
drop passes and then they get stripped
and their drive just doesn't look good.
It's third and 15. There's 5 seconds
left. They bobble that. It's on the
ground. Broken play. We got to get this
all the way to the end zone for the Hail
Mary to win it. Keep going. Keep
running, guys. It needs to be in the
touch in the touchdown area. That's what
he says. He's a football guy. Needs to
be in the touchdown area.