Caleb Williams says he’ll ‘take the heat’ for struggling Bears offense against Seahawks | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats and Rumors

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb William says he’s ready to take responsibility for Thursday’s 6-3 loss after taking seven sacks and throwing a game-ending interception against the Seattle Seahawks.

“We played pretty well on both sides of the ball today, on special teams and defense, and then on offense we didn’t play well,” Williams said after the game (45 minutes of video below). below.) “There were some mistakes. There were some stupid sacks that I was taking, losing 10, 14 yards, which is frustrating.

“I will say that I will definitely take the pressure for this one, just because of some situations that I put us in. Like I said, that bag that I took, that I didn’t need to take, who put us – we were empty, and I brought a guy from the border Just throw it over the guy’s head and you’re still playing.

Williams concluded: “I didn’t play well enough. I didn’t put the team in a good position to win, in a better position to win, and it is what it is.”

Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky analyzed Williams’ seven sacks after the loss, identifying two of the hits as the quarterback’s responsibility and three as the result of offensive line exposure .

Williams also threw an interception with less than 15 seconds left after the Bears struggled with poor clock management on their final drive.

Interim head coach Thomas Brown, who did not call a timeout as time expired on the final drive, also took responsibility for the loss after the game.

“The offense wasn’t good enough, and that starts with me as far as the game plan I had going into this game, having those guys ready to go,” Brown said (see official Seahawks transcript .)

The coach added: “I wasn’t good enough. Put that on me.”

Williams has now had 67 sacks in his sophomore NFL campaign, which is the fourth-highest single-season total ever by a quarterback.

This also sets a franchise single-season record for the Bears, surpassing the 66 sacks made over four quarters in 2004.

Brown can’t be sure he’ll lead the team next season after watching his team lose a tenth straight game on Thursday.

But if there’s one thing he and the Bears can focus on in Sunday’s season finale against the Green Bay Packers, it’s making sure Williams doesn’t come close to matching the Derek Carr’s single-season record of 76 sacks.