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(3) Eberflus explained what the Bears could have done better on the Hail Mary touchdown pass that allowed the Commanders to win the game as time expired.
With Washington trailing by 48 points at 15:12 with :02 left, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels launched a long pass to the middle of the field. It was deflected by a group of players at the 3 back into the waiting arms of receiver Noah Brown in the end zone for a 52-yard touchdown.
“We just have to run the ball better on the defensive side of the Hail Mary,” Eberflus said. “The setup for us is just having a body on a body. We pick the guys further down the field. We just talked about this in the team meeting. Tyrique.” [Stevenson] Must do a good job of getting his body up to 85 (Brown) and boxing him out. We know he has to do this well. KB (Kevin Byard III) was the guy who wanted to throw the ball to the ground. We must do a good job in these critical moments. We have performed this piece several times. We just have to do a better job at this moment.
Eberflus explained why he didn't take a timeout before the Ave Maria.
“From where we stood, everyone was lined up in the right position and then we were just ready to go,” he said. “We had shown these diagrams before. We were ready to play this piece. We've practiced this several times, a few times a week and several times since we've been here. Here, too, it depends on how you fit into your responsibilities.” “
