Caleb Williams Makes Nfl History With Never-seen-before Stat Line In Bears’ Win

Caleb Williams accomplished thing nary 1 successful NFL history had done earlier during nan Bears’ chaotic 47-42 triumph complete nan Bengals successful Week 9.

Chicago’s second-year backmost vanished nan crippled 20-of-34 for 280 yards and 3 passing touchdowns, added 53 yards connected 5 carries, while besides catching 2 passes for 22 yards and a touchdown. He filled up nan statsheet successful a measurement nary subordinate has before.

The Bears became nan first team successful NFL history to person a subordinate pinch 3 aliases much touchdown passes (Williams), different pinch a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown (DJ Moore), and a 3rd subordinate unreserved for 150-plus yards (Kyle Monangai) successful nan aforesaid game.

According to WTF Stats, Williams is nan first subordinate successful NFL history to person aggregate passing touchdowns, aggregate receptions, and a receiving touchdown successful a game.

The Bears were down 42-40 aft a precocious Bengals touchdown. Williams and nan discourtesy sewage nan shot backmost astatine their ain 28-yard statement pinch 53 seconds remaining. They were capable to move it retired to nan 42-yard statement aft a scramble from nan second-year signal-caller earned them a first down. On nan adjacent play, Williams dropped backmost and fired a onslaught to tight extremity Colston Loveland, who came down pinch nan shot astatine nan 36-yard line, bounced disconnected a defender, and scampered nan remainder of nan measurement for a 58-yard touchdown.

Chicago coiled up coming distant pinch a 47-42 triumph successful nan crazy back-and-forth affair.

Williams was astatine his champion erstwhile nan Bears were behind. Pro Football Focus notes that erstwhile his squad was trailing, Williams accounted for 301 full yards, 3 touchdowns, nary interceptions, and a 124.0 passer rating.

Through 9 weeks, nan 23-year-old is connected gait for 4,071 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, 9 interceptions, and 389 rushing yards pinch 4 much scores. It’s besides worthy noting that he has vastly improved connected Ben Johnson’s watch.

This squad isn’t for illustration aged Bears squads, and has now improved to 5-3 pinch nan struggling Giants adjacent connected nan docket.

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