In April, just blocks from where they’ll play the Lions on Thursday, the Bears embarked on something few teams in the NFL had ever been lucky enough to attempt.

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams heard the directive from his offensive coordinator loud and clear. "Go be Superman," Thomas Brown told Williams after Chicago got the ball back with 1:47 to play in the fourth quarter Sunday while trailing the Minnesota Vikings by 11.

The Chicago Bears suffered their fifth straight defeat as the wheels have fallen off what was a promising 4-2 start. But the only thing that matters at this point -- outside of when the Bears fire head coach Matt Eberflus -- is the development of rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.