Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson committed a fatal correction during nan dying seconds of Sunday's loss.
Stevenson learnt nan difficult measurement not to count his chickens until they hatch arsenic nan Bears suffered an excruciating conclusion to nan Washington Commanders connected a Hail Mary play successful Week 8.
Bears backmost Caleb Williams looked to a person locked up nan triumph successful nan conflict of nan 2024 No. 1 and 2 draught picks erstwhile he led what appeared to beryllium a 62-yard game-winning thrust pinch 25 seconds remaining successful nan 4th quarter.
However, his rival counterpart Jayden Daniels pulled of a occurrence successful nan Windy City arsenic he threw a 52-yard game-winning Hail Mary to Noah Brown pinch triple zeros connected nan clock.
It was a devastating rustle for nan Bears but 1 subordinate will beryllium suffering pinch nan conclusion much than most.
Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson was caught disconnected defender during nan Commanders' Hail Mary
Washington unbelievably had to spell 76 yards successful 25 seconds pinch 1 timeout and astir fans wrong nan stadium believed nan crippled was complete - including Stevenson.
The cornerback was caught taunting Commanders fans adjacent nan separator of nan endzone arsenic Washington began its Hail Mary attempt.
In fact, he was truthful assured that he unbelievably had his backmost turned to nan statement of scrimmage arsenic Washington snapped nan ball.
Caught disconnected guard, Stevenson scrambled into action, getting his manus to nan shot only to extremity it into nan hands of Brown for nan 18-15 Washington victory.
Daniels' 52-yard Hail Mary was nan longest game-winning touchdown since nan 'Miami Miracle' successful 2018.
Jayden Daniels threw a 52-yard game-winning Hail Mary to Noah Brown (pictured)
Stevenson sewage his manus to nan shot only to extremity it into nan hands of Brown for nan Washington win
'We had those plays astatine nan end, and it comes down to that past play,' Bears caput coach Matt Eberflus said of nan play.
'We've practiced that play a 100 times since we've been here,' he said. 'I person to look astatine what nan execution was connected that. We person a assemblage connected a body, boxing guys retired for illustration hoops astatine nan very end. We person 1 feline that's nan 'rim,' that knocks nan shot down. We've sewage a back-tip feline that goes down nan pile. I've sewage to look astatine it, item it retired and make judge we're amended adjacent time.'
The crippled matched rookie quarterbacks Williams of Chicago, chosen No. 1 retired of Southern California, and Daniels, taken No. 2 retired of LSU successful nan 2024 NFL Draft.
Daniels was a game-time determination to play connected Sunday aft sustaining a rib wounded connected nan Commanders' first play from scrimmage successful a location triumph a week earlier against nan Carolina Panthers. Daniels, who did not believe until Friday, was 21 of 38 for 326 yards and nan score. He besides ran 8 times for 52 yards.