The first game with Thomas Brown as offensive coordinator provided a much-needed boost to Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, but it wasn’t enough in a 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.

A week after the Kansas City Chiefs won a game by blocking a field goal as time expired, Cairo Santos’ 46-yard attempt for the Bears with three seconds remaining was blocked by Karl Brooks.

Williams did a great job putting together what would have been his first career game-winning drive. After being sacked on consecutive plays to set up a third-and-19 from his own 21-yard line, Williams hit Rome Odunze on consecutive tosses for 37 yards.

Chicago ended its streak of 26 consecutive drives without a touchdown on Roschon Johnson’s 1-yard score late in the first half.

It was the first of three straight drives for the Bears. They scored a field goal on their first possession of the third quarter, followed by D’Andre Swift’s 39-yard score on the next drive.

It turns out that when Williams isn’t sacked every other running back, he’s capable of being an effective player. The rookie quarterback had one of his best games of the season, finishing 23 of 31 for 231 yards through the air and 70 rushing yards per nine door.

The running element was something missing from Williams’ game over the past two weeks. He had a total of six rushing attempts in losses to the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots.

Despite the loss, fans and analysts came away impressed with Williams’ bounce-back performance after a recent rough patch.