The Rams should have had 1st and 10 on the Bears 23 with 35 seconds left in the first half, trailing 13-14.
Instead, the refs kept the clock moving after Bruce ran out of bounds, forcing the Rams to spike the ball. Now they had 2nd and 10, with 20 seconds remaining. A penalty ensued, and the Rams missed a long field goal: halftime score Bears 14, Rams 13.
But under the first scenario, their playcalling would have been different, and who knows if they would have scored a touchdown or a field goal, but any score would be likely.
That would mean that the Rams would have more momentum and the lead, when they get the ball in the second half. Now the 2nd half that actually happened would never have existed.
Just like in Back to the Future, there is no way to predict what would happen next, but it's probable that the game wouldn't have unfolded the way it did.
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