Williams hits Moore for OT walk-off as Bears beat Packers 22-16 in Chicago

Thirteen days aft a game-sealing interception against the Green Bay Packers, Bears backmost Caleb Williams got his reply successful the loudest mode possible: a walk-off touchdown successful overtime and a comeback that flipped the rivalry script.

Chicago erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, recovered an onside kick, past scored a touchdown successful a two-minute burst to unit overtime. The Bears finished it disconnected with a 46-yard onslaught from Williams to DJ Moore for a 22-16 triumph and their 11th triumph of the season.

Redemption throw, signifier play

"I knew it was good," Williams said of his overtime touchdown pass. "You got that belief, you got that confidence, you got that swagger arsenic an offense. You signifier well, you deed plays similar that successful practice. It was beauteous identical to practice, and erstwhile the play gets called and the infinitesimal comes up similar that, it's clip to spell deed it, it's clip to spell triumph the game."

The play was a late-week addition, installed Thursday aft Williams met one-on-one with manager Ben Johnson.

"I was up watching movie successful his bureau and we conscionable benignant of went implicit tiny details passim the play, and the adjacent time we came retired and discussed it and deed it successful practice," Williams said. "Ended up moving retired conscionable however we thought."

Moore wins the matchup arsenic Bears support answering

In the archetypal gathering connected Dec. 7 astatine Lambeau Field, Green Bay cornerback Keisean Nixon intercepted Williams connected 4th down to seal a 28-21 Packers win. On Saturday, Nixon was again astatine the halfway of it, choky successful sum arsenic Moore caught the shot successful the extremity portion to extremity the game.

"Once I saw the defence was one-on-one," Moore said, "I knew Caleb was going to springiness maine a accidental with the shot similar helium did astatine practice, and we connected connected it."

With Rome Odunze (foot) and Luther Burden III (ankle) out, Moore led Chicago with 7 targets, catching 5 for 97 yards and the winning score. The sideline saw it coming.

"DJ was getting a batch of targets and a batch of heavy shots [in practice]," information Jaquan Brisker said. "To beryllium honest, helium caught it connected 1 of our safeties, and it was connected the near side. Like the aforesaid thing, going towards Halas [Hall]. I swear, erstwhile the shot was successful the air, I knew helium was going to drawback it. It was crazy."

Johnson called the propulsion and drawback a payoff of preparation: "I thought Caleb threw a dime successful signifier and DJ came down with it, and we're hopeful that it whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium there, but we timed that 1 up right. DJ ran a large route, and Caleb threw him a large ball. I deliberation it's besides a testament to our mentation implicit the people of the week. I deliberation the coaches bash a large occupation coming up with bully ideas to enactment our guys successful bully spots, and erstwhile you spell retired and you execute it connected the signifier field, it does go game-day world for us."