Cairo Santos was still irritated with himself after the Bears won 30-24 over the New England Patriots.

The team record 58-yard field goal he made, the longest in his career, let the Bears escape with a win and was nice but he could have made it much easier for everyone simply by making a 53-yarder that doinked off the right upright in the south end zone earlier in the fourth quarter.

By giving the Bears a 30-21 lead inside the final two minutes, Santos actually tied Robbie Gould's team record for distance at 58 yards, a mark set in the 2013 season opener. The field goal came after Caleb Wiliams took a sack, when he could have simply thrown away the ball and let Santos try from a much easier 48 yards instead of 58.

The sack left coach Ben Johnson with a big decision. Leading by six, did he punt from the Patriots 40. Right. Ben Johnson punt from the 40? Fat chance.…