The Chicago Bears had two opportunities to tie their Week 3 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts at halftime in the final two minutes of the first half.
But poor blocking and decision-making on the first attempt and bad luck on the second resulted in the Bears going to the locker room trailing 7–0.
The Bears got the ball back with 51 seconds remaining in the half after forcing Indianapolis to punt. After driving to the Colts’ 45, Chicago opted for a Hail Mary pass rather than attempt a 63-yard field goal.
With one second left, Caleb Williams heaved the ball 56 yards into the end zone, but the ball ricocheted in the air off a scrum of receivers and defensive backs. DJ Moore caught the carom, but was at the 1-yard line and tackled by Julian Blackmon as time expired.
The Bears squandered another opportunity right before that. On fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:41 remaining, D’Andre Swift was tackled for a 12-yard loss attempting to run left, finding no room at the 8, then slipping another five yards back as he tried to elude tacklers.