Caleb Williams came out flying in his first game under Bears new head coach Ben Johnson, as he led Chicago's offense to a touchdown on its first possession.
Things later took a bad turn for Williams and the Bears as they gave up 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings before losing, 27-24.
One play with just over 2:30 remaining in the game left Bears fans shaking their heads as Williams overthrew a wide open DJ Moore on a long pass that would have ended up being an easy touchdown. The Bears scored a few plays later but lost valuable time on the clock and then thanks to a bad kickoff, they lost what would have been an free timeout with the two-minute warning.
If the Bears scored on this play they would have had more time to play with and would have had a better chance of doing something on their final drive of the game.
This was a rough look for Williams:
How did Caleb Williams miss Dj Moore by this much .. it might be time to have some conversations pic.twitter.com/0tML5sny1O
— John (@iam_johnw) September 9, 2025
Not great, especially for a QB who was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
Williams completed 21-of-35 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown (he also ran for a score), but that miss to Moore proved to be a costly one.
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