There were plenty of questions following the late-game fiasco for the Chicago Bears and head coach Matt Eberflus, but none may be more damning than Bears' players themselves. Many questions were asked around the locker room following the team's 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions, where the Bears failed to put themselves in a position to at least have a chance to tie the game.

In the closing moments of the game, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked on second down, leaving the team to get at least one more play off to either gain field position, or have a chance at a game-tying field goal. Instead of giving themselves a real opportunity, the clock ticked away on the Bears and as more than 25 seconds ticked off, Williams threw an incomplete pass to receiver Rome Odunze, and there was the team's sixth straight loss.

Following the game, several players on the Bears spoke out about the final sequence in the game, with two questioning why no timeout was called, one player's non-answer telling the story, and Cairo Santos hoping he'd have a chance, Mike Pendleton of Bears Wire reports. Here are the responses from several key Bears players on the final moments of their loss.

WR DJ Moore: "I don't know why we ain't call a timeout."

WR Keenan Allen: “I feel like we did enough as players to win the game.”

S Jaquan Brisker: "You can't make it up.."

CB Kyler Gordon: "Next question. No comment."

K Cairo Santos: "I didn’t see that happening. We rehearse these scenarios and I imagine myself kicking that. I know we want to play for the win, but I just kind of imagine myself at least getting a shot there."

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