{"id":"1793684150146-sports-show_open","slug":"espn-botches-caleb-williams-win-post","title":"ESPN botches Caleb Williams win post","summary":"Caleb Williams and the Bears did not win on Monday Night Football; Minnesota beat Chicago 27-24, with Williams losing a fourth-quarter lead.\n\nThe Bears' Monday-night game was against the Vikings, not in Seattle, and Chicago lost 27-24, so there was no post-win video in Seattle. This is a highlight request, not a factual claim.\n\nThere was no primetime win for Williams; the Bears lost 27-24 to Minnesota on Monday Night Football. This is a hype/opinion post, not a checkable factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-11-03T05:35:50.146Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Late Scores","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"FALSE","notes":"FALSE: Caleb Williams and the Bears did not win on Monday Night Football; Minnesota beat Chicago 27-24, with Williams losing a fourth-quarter lead.\nSource: [nfl.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-bears-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-minnesota-s-27-24-win) NAMES: Caleb Williams = Chicago Bears quar (https://x.com/espn/status/2117475620758208517)\n\nFALSE: The Bears' Monday-night game was against the Vikings, not in Seattle, and Chicago lost 27-24, so there was no post-win video in Seattle. This is a highlight request, not a factual claim.\nSource: [nfl.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-bears-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-minnesota-s-27-24-win) NAMES: Caleb Williams = Chicago Bears quar (https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2117479657213665411)\n\nFALSE: There was no primetime win for Williams; the Bears lost 27-24 to Minnesota on Monday Night Football. This is a hype/opinion post, not a checkable factual claim.\nSource: [nfl.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-bears-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-minnesota-s-27-24-win) NAMES: Caleb Williams = Chicago Bears quar (https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2117477154279530727)","claims":[{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"Caleb Williams and the Bears did not win on Monday Night Football; Minnesota beat Chicago 27-24, with Williams losing a fourth-quarter lead.","sourceName":"[nfl.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-bears-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-minnesota-s-27-24-win) NAMES: Caleb Williams = Chicago Bears quar","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/espn/status/2117475620758208517","claim":"\"We're back baby\" 😤 Caleb Williams after a win on MNF 🔥 https://t.co/977MCRMu4I","author":"@espn"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"The Bears' Monday-night game was against the Vikings, not in Seattle, and Chicago lost 27-24, so there was no post-win video in Seattle. This is a highlight request, not a factual claim.","sourceName":"[nfl.com](https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-bears-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-minnesota-s-27-24-win) NAMES: Caleb Williams = Chicago Bears quar","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2117479657213665411","claim":"Caleb Williams took a video of Bears fans after the win in Seattle 🤳 Will it make Caleb's photo dump? 👀 https://t.co/A50lYMZ7M8","author":"@SportsCenter"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"There was no primetime win for Williams; the Bears lost 27-24 to Minnesota on Monday Night Football. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"You're on Late Scores, and the internet already got Monday Night Football wrong."},{"host":"Liam","text":"ESPN's account on X posted Caleb Williams saying \"We're back baby\" after a win. Small issue—there was no win."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Vikings 27, Bears 24. Caleb had a fourth-quarter lead and gave it away."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He threw three touchdowns. The defense gave up the lead late, not him."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Doesn't matter. You don't post \"We're back\" after an L. That's exactly the problem."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, fair. Then SportsCenter doubled down, said the video was from Seattle. It was Minnesota."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Brutal. Even the location got mixed up."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Different world entirely: the NBA on X posted Steph Curry turning around before his three dropped."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"27 points, 18 in the third. He didn't even need to look."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the clip everyone's rewinding right now. It gets better every loop."}]}