Chicago Bears lose 5th straight in overtime after comeback falls short. Here’s what you need to know.

CHICAGO – Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams broke his team’s rookie passing record and helped his team come back and force overtime. But their comeback fell short in a 30-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Soldier Field, their fifth in a row. Here’s what you need to know.

Three moments that mattered

1. Game: Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold completed a key pass to set his team up for a game-winning field goal late in overtime. Darnold found T.J. Hockenson for a 29-yard pass that got the Vikings ball at the Bears 9-yard line. Kicker Parker Romo made a 29-yard field goal to seal the win and cap a 68-yard drive.

2. Redemption: After Bears kicker Cairo Santos had his game-winning kick against the Packers blocked last week and then having another kick blocked earlier in the game, Santos sent his team into overtime as time expired in regulation. Williams and the offense got the ball to the Vikings 30-yard line after the Bears recovered an onside kick. Santos made a 48-yard field goal as time expired.

3. Poison: Another special teams blunder turned the trajectory for the Bears. The defense forced the Vikings to punt the ball from the Bears 49-yard line. But the punt bounced and hit returner DeAndre Carter’s right thigh and the Vikings recovered the ball at the Bears 15. The Vikings took a 24-10 lead five plays later on a touchdown run from Aaron Jones with 1:22 left in the third quarter.

Three things that worked

1. Glimmers of hope: Williams continued to showcase his growth on Sunday by making impressive throws throughout the game, including two impressive throws in the first quarter. He threaded the needle on a 40-yard pass to Allen and then dropped a perfectly thrown ball to D’Andre Swift for 30 yards while scrambling. Williams threw for 340 yards and broke the Bears rookie quarterback passing yards record.

2. Ball!: The Bears defense continued its streak of forcing a turnover. Safety Jonathan Owens forced Jones to fumble the ball at the Bears 1 yard line and recovered it with 9:47 left in the first quarter. The defense has now forced a turnover in every game except one and that was the Bears’ second forced turnover in the red zone in the last two games.

3. Hey, Keenan: Allen had his strongest game of the season and was a mostly reliable target for Williams on Sunday. He finished with a season-best 86 receiving yards on nine catches and was targeted 15 times. Sunday’s receiving yards was the most Allen had in a game since Week 11 of last season when he was with the Chargers and had 106.

Three things that didn’t

1. Giving up big play: Despite the defense getting some red zone stops, the Bears allowed plenty of yardage. Darnold completed two 40-plus yard passes to Jordan Addison while Jones also had a 41-yard run. Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson was also called for a pass interference in the second quarter that netted the Vikings 35 yards and allowed them to score on the following plays.

2. Questionable decisions: For a coach who could be trying to save his job, Bears coach Matt Eberflus made some questionable calls once again Sunday. With the Vikings leading 24-16 with 7:22 left in the game, Eberflus decided to go for the 2-point conversion and didn’t convert. He also decided to attempt a field goal from the Minnesota 30 on fourth and 4 that was blocked in the second quarter.

3. Not again: Santos’ tough kicking luck continued for a second straight game after his game-winning attempt was blocked by the Packers last week. This time, Santos attempted a 48-yard kick midway through the second quarter. Once again, the interior of the Bears offensive line couldn’t stop pressure up the middle and Jerry Tillery got a hand on the ball to block the Bears’ third field goal attempt of the season.

What’s next?

The Bears will have a quick turnaround and hit the road Thursday where they’ll play the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.