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King dropping a potential interception in the end zone late in the game stood out because Chicago's ensuing touchdown, its second of the fourth quarter, got the Bears within two scores after the Packers led 41-10 heading into the last period.
As the Bears put together the late scoring drives of 65 and 82 yards, the good news was they didn't make any big plays and were forced to use a ton of clock. The bad news was the Packers allowed a fourth-down conversion that kept the first drive alive when a stop there with 13 minutes left would have allowed for massive substitutions across the board the rest of the way.
"Obviously, you'd like to close it out at the end of the game," LaFleur said. "There's no doubt about that. There were a few mistakes that we made that are totally within our control, that if you make those plays, we're not even talking about this right now.
"It's that fourth-and-11, we lost leverage on an out cut. That can't happen. Also, the missed interception in the end zone, we gotta make those plays."
What LaFleur liked best about the defensive outing, aside from the three turnovers, was the third quarter showing.
Chicago had scored just before halftime to get within 27-10 and got the ball to start the second half.