Caleb Williams compared Colston Loveland’s TD to Stephen Curry’s
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams used a Golden State Warriors reference to sum up his reaction to the rookie tight end Colston Loveland’s game-winning touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. A specific play led to The Bears won 47-42 to improve to 5-3 on the season.
However, for Williams, the final TD was similar to a Stephen Curry shot.
“It was like, ‘No, no, no … yes, yes, yes,'” Williams said with a smile. “He made a great play for us, deflected a couple of tackles and went the distance,” he told The Athletic.
With just 17 seconds left and the Bears trailing 42–41, Williams kicked 58 yards down the seam to Loveland, who caught the ball near the Bengals’ 35-yard line, bounced off two defenders and sprinted untouched into the end zone. The stunning touchdown capped a wild victory that included three touchdowns in the final two minutes.
Loveland said his focus was solely on staying upright and scoring before time expired.
“It’s like, man, I’m still awake, so you might as well try to get this thing. If he catches me, we might not have enough time to do it. It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing,” he said.
Coach Ben Johnson admitted he didn’t expect the game to end with a touchdown, but an explosive gain to set up a field goal attempt.
“I thought it was going to be explosive; I didn’t expect it to be a touchdown. It was Colston’s speed that just took off and went after it,” Johnson said.
The Bears built a 14-point lead in the final minutes before Williams engineered a 50-second, game-winning drive to stun Cincinnati. Loveland finished with six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while Williams completed 20 of 34 passes for 280 yards, three touchdowns and no turnovers.
For a Bears team that has now won five of its last six games, the finish in Cincinnati immediately turned chaos into brilliance, something Curry also has a habit of accomplishing.
2025-11-03 15:17:00
