Chicago Bears fans were left angry after seeing Caleb Williams enjoying a night out at a hockey game just 24 hours after their heartbreaking NFL playoff loss.
Williams and Ben Johnson’s Bears were dumped out of playoff contention by the Los Angeles Rams in a 20-17 overtime thriller at Soldier Field.
The second-year quarterback threw one of the greatest touchdown passes of all time to Cole Kmet to keep the Bears alive in the divisional round epic.
But then disaster struck when Williams threw a pivotal interception on the Bears’ first possession in overtime.
That handed the ball back to the Rams, which eventually led to kicker Harrison Mevis’ game-winning field goal.
Many thought Williams would be devastated after such a costly mistake but he showed no signs of despair at the Chicago Blackhawks’ game on Monday night.
Bears fans were left angry after seeing Caleb Williams enjoying a night out at a hockey game
Sat with Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong, Williams went wild when he was on the jumbotron
Sat alongside Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong, Williams went wild when he appeared on the jumbotron at United Center during the Blackhawks’ game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Bears fans took to social media to question whether the appearance was a good idea as they still battled devastation.
One commented: ‘Seems like the playoff loss didn’t bother him, not built for big moments.’
Another posted: ‘Wow. I guess he doesn’t care that he just blew the games yesterday.’
A third added: ‘This is a TERRIBLE look. Hope the Bears enjoyed their one year of fun.’
‘He got over that loss pretty quick didn’t he?’ another asked.
A fifth replied: ‘He smiling like he didn’t cost his team a NFC Championship appearance.’
After an underwhelming rookie season, Williams and the Bears came a long way under first-year coach Johnson.
They went 11-6 and won their first NFC North title since 2018 after finishing last a year ago and advanced in the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.
Chicago pulled out an NFL-record seven wins when trailing in the final two minutes of regulation, including a thriller against Green Bay in the wild-card round.
The former No. 1 overall pick made big strides in his second season and first in Johnson’s system, passing for a franchise-record 3,942 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
His accuracy remains an issue, and that’s something he plans to address in the offseason.
Williams completed 58.1 per cent of his passes and ranked 24th among qualifying players. The only other quarterback below 60 per cent was Tennessee’s Cam Ward at 59.8 per cent.
