The Chicago Bears should have received a second opportunity to kick a game-winning field goal against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. NFL officials missed a very obvious penalty.

In turn, an electric finish to a rivalry game with huge implications for both teams is now marred by controversy.

Before we can get to the play in question, we must first look at the terrible clock management from soon-to-be-fired head coach Matt Eberflus. Chicago got the ball back with three minutes left, down by one. Caleb Williams led a six-play, 42-yard drive to Green Bay's 30-yard-line.

There was 35 seconds left on the clock. The Bears had 1st-and-10. If Eberflus hurried his offense to the line, it would've had time for one, maybe two, or maybe even three opportunities to advance the ball down field on a quick out route to the sideline. He also had a third timeout in his pocket if his player could not get out of bounds after the short catch.

Chicago could've tried at least one more play to get his kicker closer to the uprights. There was not a concern about the clock running out. Instead, Eberflus ran the ball, killed 32 seconds, called his last timeout with three seconds left and trotted out his kicker for a 46-yard game-winning field goal.

Poor clock management aside, Cairo Santos had been one of the more reliable kickers in the NFL over his last five years with the Bears. A 46-yard attempt was within range.

None of the aforementioned circumstances mattered in the end because the Packers blocked the kick. They won the game as time expired!