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Ben Johnson tried to be creative to win on Sunday, but it failed. And fans believe he has no one to blame but himself.
With the Chicago Bears down 42-38 at the San Francisco 49ers and mere seconds left on the clock, the coach devised a trick play that involved rookie tight end Colston Loveland throwing a lateral to D'Andre Swift. It would have resulted in a game-winning touchdown had the running back not been swarmed at the 2:
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As a result, Caleb Williams had to spike the ball to stop the clock, his team having run out of timeouts earlier. He then failed to connect with Jahdae Walker in the endzone to end the game:
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And there was much outrage at Johnson's decision:
Lost in this was the atrocious clock management by Ben Johnson, they left several plays on the table.
That loss is on Ben Johnson getting too cute again.
Got too cute here, Ben Johnson. Cost you too much time
Not gonna lie that was pretty bad clock management from Ben Johnson at the end
I really hate that wasted timeout by Ben Johnson when the clock was already stopped at 33 seconds. We could’ve had multiple plays in the end zone if we have 2 timeouts instead of 1….
I really hate that wasted timeout by Ben Johnson when the clock was already stopped at 33 seconds. We could’ve had multiple plays in the end zone if we have 2 timeouts instead of 1….
Williams finished the game with 25 completions for 330 yards and two touchdowns. One of them went to Luther Burden III, who led the way in receiving with 138 yards on eight catches. Swift rushed nine times for 54 yards and two scores.
For the 49ers, Brock Purdy overcame a pick-six to TJ Edwards on the very first drive to complete 24 attempts for 303 yards and three touchdowns. Christian McCaffrey rushed 23 times for 140 yards and a score.
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