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INDIANAPOLIS — Quarterback Caleb Williams running the option doesn’t quite seem like a bread-and-butter play of Shane Waldron’s Bears offense. But in a critical moment against the Colts on Sunday — a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:46 left in the second quarter and the Bears trailing 7-0, it seemed like the right call.
“We worked on it throughout the week,” running back DeAndre Swift said. “With the looks we got throughout the week, it was successful.”
Only this time, the look the Bears’ offense got wasn’t quite like the look they practiced against, and the Colts’ wrinkle was enough to turn a promising play into a disastrous one.