Relieved David Njoku hilariously reacts to Bears' Hail Mary attempt by revealing he nearly 's**t himself' before Browns victory

David Njoku hilariously reacted to the Bears 'Hail Mary' attempt in the last seconds of Cleveland's 20-17 win against Chicago by revealing that he nearly 's***t himself. 

The 27-year-old tight-end expressed his relief to reporters postgame on Sunday in Cleveland's locker room: 'I d*** near s**t myself dog. But, luckily our defense made an exceptional play, sealed the game and that was it.' 

Against the Bears, Njoku had a career-high 10 catches for 104 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Browns quarterback Joe Flacco, the fourth signal-caller to start for Cleveland this season at age 38, completed two passes, including one in the end zone, to Njoku in less than two minutes right before halftime, for 65 yards.

The Bears (5-8), who blew 17-7 lead, nearly pulled off a stunning finish. With no time left, Chicago quarterback Justin Fields lofted a pass from the 45-yard line to the end zone into a pack of players. Two Browns defenders batted the ball down, but it went directly to Bears receiver Darnell Mooney, who was lying on his back.

The ball bounced in and out of Mooney's hands and he kicked it into the air, allowing Browns safety D'Anthony Bell to intercept it and avoid a catastrophic ending for Cleveland. 

'It's tough and crazy,' Mooney said. 'How many times do you see that Hail Mary work and actually be able to maybe catch it?'

The play was a blur to Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. 'I blacked out,' he said.

Garrett had a firsthand view after chasing Fields from the pocket.

'He kind of looked at me, just made sure I was far enough away and then tossed it up.' Garrett said. 'I was like, ''Please, Lord, don't let us be one of these like, YouTube compilations.''

For a moment, Fields thought the Bears had pulled it out. 'I heard some celebration on the sideline,' he said, 'and then it was kind of like, awww. Then I saw the guy picked off the pass.'

The Browns stayed in the No. 5 playoff spot in the AFC. It's a remarkable achievement considering they're without starting quarterback Deshaun Watson and star running back Nick Chubb, and they lost five regulars to season-ending injuries just this week.

'We've been through four quarterbacks,' Garrett said. 'It's not going to shake us because we've literally been through it all with injuries and everything else. So this is just another step in our journey, another opportunity for us to write a very peculiar but great legacy.'

Flacco has quickly become a hero in Cleveland, his longtime rival when he played for Baltimore. The 15-year veteran has thrown for 939 yards in three games.

Flacco showed resilience after his picks, one of which was returned by Tremaine Edmunds for a 45-yard touchdown on Cleveland's first play of the second half to put the Bears ahead 14-7.

'Believe me, part of you wants to crawl into a hole somewhere and hide from everybody, but you can't do that,' Flacco said. 'Especially somebody like me. I've been in this league a long time and you've seen so much happen.

'You just have to keep your eyes on what's next. You have to continue to look forward and continue to have faith that your teammates are going to get themselves in the right positions for you to get the ball to them.'