DJ Moore tells his side of story on Bears' last offensive play against Rams
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What award did DJ Moore accept at the NFL Honors?
D.J. Moore was at the NFL Honors last night. He was representing the Bears. He did accept the award for Moment of the Year, which I thought was great. It was the touchdown to win in overtime. He was a part of Plays of Consequence, as we've discussed. And one of them, of course, was the Bears' final offensive play of the 2025 season, the divisional playoff in overtime season. Second 8-8 at the Rams, 48. We know what happened. Caleb Williams was looking for DJ. There was a discussion about the route concepts being different. That would make it make sense because of whether or not you flatten a route, meaning you go closer to the quarterback underneath the safety or you go up and over safety. So... We had heard from DJ.
What was DJ Moore's involvement in the Bears' final offensive play?
He didn't talk the day when the Bears cleaned out their lockers. Mark, you thought that was strange. That's not something that he normally does, right? That was something where you felt like he's usually there.
Yeah. I mean, I presented it in the question directed towards... Ben or Ryan, but saying that it's very rare when DJ Moore doesn't speak to us, and he did not speak to us on Locker Cleanout Day. We did not talk to him after that game. Either he was not available. That's incredibly rare, and he left after his meeting with the team, and so I wondered out loud, was there something going on? Was he dissatisfied? Was he upset? Was he not happy with what was going on publicly?
And the more quiet it was from at least DJ's side, I think Caleb Williams did a good job explaining what he saw, which is what we discussed, route miscommunication.
What miscommunication occurred on the last play against the Rams?
And while it made sense, we tend to want to hear from everybody involved. Ryan Poles was a little more cryptic about talking about DJ, and I think that fueled the fire a little bit. But we finally got some answers. As we mentioned, DJ Moore said, in the Bay Area, representing the Bears also for the NFL Honors, and our friends at CHGO, Adam Hogue and Adam Johns, asked him about what happened on that final play that resulted in the Cam Curl interception and ultimately the Bears exiting the playoffs.
That last play has come up in conversation a lot. Take us through it. Your side of the story, please.
My side of the story is just like everybody else's. It's just miscommunication. We've got to attack it the next time we've got something like that and just go from there.
So is that a sufficient enough answer for you?
I appreciate the question being asked. I appreciate the answer that he gave, but it doesn't answer the question as to really miscommunication is just very easy to say from both sides. Neither has said what the miscommunication was.
Why did DJ Moore not speak on Locker Cleanout Day?
Well, I mean, Caleb did say he talked about like he thought he was going to go more vertical. He thought he was going to go underneath with the route. He thought Caleb said DJ went more vertical, which is what happened there.
So do you think that he is that's when he just says, generally speaking, it's a miscommunication? I agree that he's agreeing with what Caleb said.
I think it can be true that there's a miscommunication. Here's where I think the rub is. Whose play was it supposed to be? Like who's correct on the play that was assigned? Was receiver correct on the route he ran or was quarterback correct on the ball he threw? That's the part of it where you're still wondering what happened. But as far as having plays like that day in and day out in the NFL and making them work regardless... That's the hard part. You know how I feel about this. Game isn't won or lost on one play, but that's the lasting impression in our minds. It's amplified because DJ makes the money he makes. He has the responsibility he has. It's amplified because Caleb Williams has a responsibility he has.
So then everything gets turned up to 10. But the question of what was the play supposed to be, period, I think Caleb, Ben Johnson, and DJ Morneau... Maybe the rest of the offense.
Yeah, and that is the part that we don't have yet. And could Caleb have? Of course he could have checked down. We know that part of what the opportunity cost is when we're talking about Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams is that they are going to big game hunt.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What award did DJ Moore accept at the NFL Honors?
0:00–0:43
2
What was DJ Moore's involvement in the Bears' final offensive play?
0:43–1:39
3
What miscommunication occurred on the last play against the Rams?
1:39–2:49
4
Why did DJ Moore not speak on Locker Cleanout Day?
2:49–8:39
5
What were the implications of the miscommunication for the Bears' playoff exit?
8:39–16:37
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