Caleb Williams got brutally honest about Bears offense vs. Lions

The Chicago Bears have struggled getting off to slow starts and then mounting fourth-quarter comebacks this season. But those comebacks don't always result in wins, as evidenced by Sunday's 19-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, which left much to be desired on offense.

The Bears offense was held scoreless for three quarters, trailing 16-0 heading into the fourth quarter. But, as they usually do, they rose to the occasion in the final quarter of action orchestrating back-to-back touchdown drives from quarterback Caleb Williams, as well as converting both two-point conversions to tie the game at 16-16. But, just like against the San Francisco 49ers last week, Chicago fell just short of finishing.

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While the Bears were in the game, they left plenty of opportunities out on the field in the three quarters leading up to the final 15 minutes, which wasn't unlike their improbable Week 16 win over the Green Bay Packers. Following the game, Williams voiced his frustrations about the offense's slow start and vowed to be better heading into the playoffs.

"Not good enough," Williams said. "Not good enough to win this game and not good enough to win. We've got to get better both sides of the ball. Speaking of offense, whatever happens on the other side of the ball, it's not something we can control. So we have to control what we can. We've got to come out starting fast, being better, and we'll do that here coming up."

The Bears are going to need to be at their best heading into their wild-card matchup against the Packers, especially considering how both games have come down to the final minute. In the first meeting, Chicago fell just short of a comeback. In the second meeting, the Bears mounted an improbable comeback to win. We'll see if Chicago can find a way to get off to a fast start and avoid a potential comeback situation altogether.

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