Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears may have pulled off a narrow victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night, but the turnover disparity in the box score is something that shouldn’t go unnoticed.
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that → pull → score
Williams threw four interceptions in the 27-24 win to go along with his two touchdown passes.
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Williams → throw → passes
Three of his interceptions came in the second quarter.
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Three → come → quarter
He now has eight touchdown passes and five interceptions through six games for the Bears this season.
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He → have → Bears
The idea that a top NFL quarterback needs to be smarter with the football isn’t really the hottest take someone could make.
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someone → need → football
The Bears are on a four-game winning streak and appear poised to take the lead in the hotly contested NFC North.
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Bears → appear → North
But that notion didn’t seem to come up during his postgame press conference.
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notion → seem → conference
Williams vowed that he will continue to throw the ball down the field until he can’t anymore – even if it means throwing "100 picks" in one game.
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it → vow → game
"I’mma throw ‘til I can’t throw anymore," he said.
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he → throw → ?
"That’s how I live.
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I → ’ → ?
I work my tail off to be in this position.
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I → work → position
I’ll never not throw the ball.
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I → throw → ball
I could throw 100 picks in one game.
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I → throw → game
If it comes down to it, I’m going to throw that pass that I threw to Colston (Loveland) or if it’s a tighter window, I’m going to rip it in there.
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I → come → it
That’s how I grew up.
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I → ’ → ?
That’s what I am.
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I → ’ → ?
I don’t get gun-shy.
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I → get → ?
That’s not me.
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That → ’ → ?
That’s not my identity.
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That → ’ → ?
And with that, I’m gonna keep ripping it, keep ripping it.
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I → go → it
Coach calls it, it’s time to go make a play.
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it → call → play
If it’s not there, check it down.
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it → ’ → it
If the shot’s there, take it.
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shot → ’ → it
They did a great job, offensive line, right there on that last one to Colston.
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They → do → Colston
Colston ran a great route, ended up being wide open.
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Colston → run → route
They got confused with the tempo plus the motions and then from there, like I said, ran a great route, protect the football and got down.
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I → confuse → football
NFL fans love the big throw when it works and don’t appreciate enough when a quarterback checks the ball down to a running back in the flat or takes a sack instead of wildly throwing balls into double or triple coverage.
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quarterback → love → coverage
NFL teams feel the opposite, especially as the season heads into the winter months when the playoffs get closer.
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playoffs → feel → months
Williams and the Bears cannot afford costly turnovers.
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Williams → afford → turnovers
The team came away unscathed as the four interceptions led to just a field goal from the Buccaneers.
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interceptions → come → Buccaneers
With every team in the division having at least six wins this season, games are going to be tighter and better decisions are going to be made.
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decisions → have → wins
Chicago’s two losses came within the division – against the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.
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losses → come → Vikings
Chicago still has two games against the Detroit Lions on its schedule plus one-game each against the Packers and Vikings.
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Chicago → have → Packers
The turnover bug historically haunts quarterbacks who are not careful.
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who → haunt → quarterbacks
Being gun-shy is one thing and being able to know when a window to a prospective receiver is closed is another.
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window → know → receiver
The division is extremely close at this point of the season and the Bears cannot afford stupid turnovers to bury them when the time comes.
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time → afford → them
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