Bears deliver final punch in wild shootout win over Bengals - ESPN

CINCINNATI — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has frequently stated that he feels calmest when games are on the line. The former No. 1 pick has gone as far to say his heart rate drops when the pressure to deliver is at its highest.

That's the opposite of how Bears safety Kevin Byard felt in waning moments of Chicago's stunning 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

«It's like taking years off my life,» Byard said. «It's super special. This is the greatest game, greatest sport in the world, just the emotions up and down. For the fans that stayed, they definitely got their money's worth.»

After the Bengals scored two touchdowns in a 49-second span to erase Chicago's 14-point lead, the Bears pulled off their fifth win of the season when Williams delivered a 58-yard touchdown to rookie tight end Colston Loveland with 17 seconds remaining.

«We knew it was going to be a shootout,» Williams said. «One of those games.»

The Bears defense watched the pendulum swing twice late when two takeaways were called back late in the fourth quarter. Byard intercepted Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco with 3:07 remaining and saw a 90-yard return get wiped away due to a pass interference call on Chicago cornerback Nick McCloud. Two plays later, Flacco was picked off again as linebacker Tremaine Edmunds ran back a 96-yard touchdown but was subsequently ruled out of bounds at the Bengals 4-yard line.

The Bears then saw their lead disappear when Flacco connected with tight end Noah Fant for a 23-yard touchdown and converted the 2-point attempt. Cincinnati then recovered an onside kick and took a one-point lead six plays later.

«It was bad on our part,» Bears safety Jaquan Brisker said. «We were up two touchdowns. We've got to