Fans, media react to wild Hail Mary ending to Bears vs. Browns game
Anyone watching the Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns game was treated to one of the wildest finishes this NFL season. For fans of the Bears, it was more of a nightmare finish.
Chicago entered the fourth quarter with a 17-7 lead, but the Bears could not close the deal. Joe Flacco connected with Amari Cooper for a game-tying touchdown with 3 minutes remaining, and the Browns would eventually kick a game-winning field goal with 32 seconds remaining.
Remarkably, Justin Fields was able to give the Bears one last shot. He connected with Tyler Scott for a big gain, but Chicago was unable to get into field goal range.
The Bears would settle for one final Hail Mary, but that pass into the end zone nearly produced a game-winning touchdown. After getting batted into the air by multiple defenders, the ball fell to Darnell Mooney who nearly possessed the ball.
Unfortunately, it bounced away from Mooney as the Browns held on for the 20-17 win. Check it out:
HOLY OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/l6fbNhvmW8
— NFL (@NFL) December 17, 2023
Here’s a glimpse at how social media reacted to the wild sequence and another episode of heartbreak for the Bears:
This is how close the Bears came to beating the Browns: pic.twitter.com/SFy71D3DC0
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 17, 2023
What if I told you he DIDN’T catch this? pic.twitter.com/3ZKIrRu8VD
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) December 17, 2023
The game-winning Hail Mary was sitting in Darnell Mooney’s lap pic.twitter.com/Ow8qYS23uf
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) December 17, 2023
Darnell Mooney pic.twitter.com/zRDBHDat0I
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) December 17, 2023
Nah bro Darnell Mooney is done for pic.twitter.com/D7qfp4AgJd
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod ?? (@big_business_) December 17, 2023
Darnell Mooney but the football is a new contract pic.twitter.com/CHpxCtzjca
— DeeksView (@DeeksViewOG) December 17, 2023
Darnell Mooney hail mary SHEESHpic.twitter.com/WOisQpCEZi
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) December 17, 2023
Darnell Mooney had a chance at it.
Oh man.pic.twitter.com/2VpNeqgNc3 https://t.co/whIyXsuYj6
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 17, 2023
The fact that Darnell Mooney didn’t catch this ball is unreal… pic.twitter.com/GFjNxJmlH8
— m (@downbadbears) December 17, 2023
Darnell Mooney was sooooo close to catching that man pic.twitter.com/jVTgwOjE2T
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) December 17, 2023