DETROIT — As the final minutes ticked off the clock Sunday at Ford Field, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams found himself watching from the sideline.

With the score well out of hand, coach Ben Johnson decided it wasn’t worth risking injury with his starting quarterback. He pulled Williams from the game and inserted backup Tyson Bagent.

“In that situation, it sucks that your guys are out on the field and you’re not,” Williams said. “And that’s frustrating because you put (in) so much time, energy and effort, and those guys are out there still battling and you’re on the sideline.”

It allowed Williams plenty of time to reflect on what exactly happened during Sunday’s 52-21 beatdown at the hands of the Lions.

Williams watched the clock hit zero. Johnson ran to midfield for a postgam

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