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“Completely botched,” said CBS announcer Jim Nantz, who called the Bears-Lions’ game; “In my 70 years of coaching, I’ve never seen dysfunction [as Bears’ coach Mickey Eberflus demonstrated at the end of his team’s 23-20 Thanksgiving Day loss] cost a team an opportunity to win the game,” offered ex-Cowboys coach and HOFer Jimmy Johnson afterwards; “How in the world can that happen?” asked Chicago’s own Jason Benetti, who called the game on national radio. Da Bears. With his team moving down the field in the closing minutes for what looked to be the most improbable of wins, the Bears suddenly went all Eberflus, with two penalties and a sack. Then, with 32 seconds left on third-and-26, it took Caleb Williams 26 seconds to get his offense organized and snap the ball, with a pass falling incomplete to end the game. Did I mention the Munsters had a timeout left? Or that Eberflus told reporters, “I think we handled it the right way”? The man is clueless. So, what does that say about GM Ryan Poles, team president Kevin Warren or team chairman George McCaskey? You tell me.