Caleb Williams became the first Chicago Bears quarterback to beat the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in just under a decade. Not since Jay Cutler pulled it off on Thanksgiving in 2015. The fact he did it as a rookie with the league’s worst offensive line blocking for him makes it all the more impressive. It wasn’t a pretty performance, but Williams delivered when the team needed a drive. The best part is the story behind the most crucial pass of the game. It came on 3rd and 11 from the Bears’ 49-yard line with 15 seconds left.
Williams fired a pass to D.J. Moore on an in-breaking route for 18 yards, leading a spike with two seconds left. This enabled Cairo Santos to kick the game-winning 51-yard field goal. The crazy part came after the game. Williams admitted to the media that it wasn’t the original play call. He was supposed to throw close to the sideline so the Bears could stop the clock. However, he saw something in Green Bay’s coverage and signaled to D.J. Moore to adjust his route inside.
To have the guts to make that call on the road with the game on the line as a rookie is wild.
Caleb Williams continues to show he’s a baller.
This was the fourth time since the bye week that the rookie drove his team into position to tie or win the game late in the 4th quarter. The first was Washington, where the go-ahead TD was squandered by the Hail Mary. Next was the blocked field goal in the first Green Bay matchup. Then, there was the infamous timeout disaster in Detroit. Last but not least was this final drive at Lambeau. Had the Bears executed properly and won those games, the narrative around Caleb Williams would be so different now. The truth is the rookie has been far better than anybody has a right to believe.
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Despite losing a chunk of his coaching staff and not getting any blocking, he still finished with over 3,500 yards, 20 touchdowns, and only six interceptions. If he can do all of this is worst-case scenario conditions, imagine what he might accomplish with actual competency around him.
@BARRY_MYCCOCKINHIM Apparently your public library computer doesn’t allow access to the NFL’s rookie QB statistics. So, go borrow your boyfriend’s phone and look up the actual records Caleb has surpassed and how high he ranks in the important stats for rookie QBs. Duh, you do realize your man crush JF (4-year NFL QB wannabe) is still riding the bench behind a washed-up old guy, don’t you?
@barry_mccockiner and other dissenters… STOP talking out of yer ace! Caleb had a good first year in the NFL. And I’ll prove it… When compared to other QBs selected #1 or 2, Caleb is one of the most productive ever. About 3500 Yds Passing 20 TDs only 6 INTs despite constant pressure (68 sacks). He ranks #1 ALL TIME for a #1 QB in TD-INT ratio. His Comp Pct of 62.5% is 4th best. And his QBR of 87.8 is also near the top. Consider other QBs taken 1st overall including Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw 6 TDs 24 INTs,… Read more »
I mean… he did almost break the single season record for sack yds lost. That’s elite isn’t it? I know that would stress me out as an edge or tackle. Can’t just do the regular old sack a guy and be happy. Soo much pressure to let him run back 10 extra yds first then sack him. It’s giving me the shits just thinking about it.
And since I’m on the subject, here’s a genuine question for the commenters on here who continue to think Caleb is the guy. Really curious to see what people think. What abilities has Caleb put on tape this year, if any, that will cause defensive coordinators to worry when they play Chicago next year? What specifically will opposing defenses spend time trying to stop him from doing at the QB1 position? I’m not talking about availability or avoiding turnovers, both of which are fine facts in isolation, but neither of which put any stress on opponents. In 2023, it was… Read more »
@Bears57 They have convinced themselves to plow forward despite all of the evidence pointing to the contrary. I want to put the definition of a sunk cost on every billboard in Chicago.