Bears’ Goal-Line Stand: A Play-by-Play Breakdown Against the Colts

**First-and-goal from the 4**
**Score: Colts 7, Bears 0**
**Time: 2:00 remaining in the second quarter**

The Bears set up in an 11 personnel formation (3 wide receivers, 1 tight end, and 1 running back), featuring Herbert in the wildcat with Williams positioned to his right. The Colts responded with nine defenders in the box.

Herbert took the direct snap from the shotgun and charged up the middle for a two-yard gain. Throughout the game, the Bears averaged 2.3 yards per rush.

**Second-and-goal from the 2**
**Time: 1:55**

Following Indianapolis’s first timeout of the half, the Bears lined up again in shotgun with 11 personnel, placing tight end Cole Kmet on the line as a blocker, signaling a likely running play. In his three games with the Bears, Waldron has called nine plays inside the 5-yard line, with six of those being runs, all executed from the shotgun formation.

Williams handed off to Herbert, who surged up the middle for a one-yard gain.