Up three with 3:02 to play Sunday, the Bears had a decision to make.
On third-and-goal at the Vikings’ 6, the Bears could have run the football. Had David Montgomery not scored — he was having a career day — the Vikings were set to burn their second timeout and let the Bears kick an easy field goal. Those points would have only increased the Bears’ lead to only six, though — and their defense had allowed the Vikings to score 20 points on their last four possessions.
The Bears’ other option was to throw into the end zone.