
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams definitely, certainly, 100% has it.
Late in the Bears’ divisional round matchup against the Rams, Williams showed he had the stuff. On fourth down with the game on the line at the end of the fourth quarter, Williams uncorked a ridiculous, off-balance throw to tight end Cole Kmet for a game-tying touchdown that would send it into overtime.
Williams was immediately pressured by several Rams defenders off the snap, and as he scrambled backward he leaned back and somehow found Kmet deep in left side of the end zone for the score. Regulation of Bears-Rams ended, 17-17.
Take a look at that crazy play below:
CALEB WILLIAMS YOU ARE RIDICULOUS
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 19, 2026
📺: NBC pic.twitter.com/2zphVCnNbd
And here’s an equally awesome angle:
Holy pic.twitter.com/IBPnuGlYFu
— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) January 19, 2026
The NFL world was stunned, to say the least. Everyone from Patrick Mahomes to NFL analysts couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed, with the “Cardiac Bears” indeed living up to their name:
🤣🤣🤣 awesome!
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) January 19, 2026
Nah bruh wtf!
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) January 19, 2026
Wow! @CALEBcsw ! Wow!
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) January 19, 2026
What a play.
The bears are insane 🤣🤣🤣
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) January 19, 2026
Caleb retreated 20 yards and makes the play wow
— Mark Ingram II (@markingramII) January 19, 2026
Caleb Williams are you kidding me??? That was one of the most unbelievable plays I have ever seen. Cole Kmet way to be ready!
— Nick Foles (@NickFoles) January 19, 2026
Caleb Williams with the greatest play in Chicago Bears history pic.twitter.com/BHaqUM9OqY
— Dave (@davebfr) January 19, 2026
HOW DO THEY ALWAYS DO THIS
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) January 19, 2026
HOLLLYYYYY SHIT
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 19, 2026
THE ICEMAN DOES IT AGAIN
It’s like some kind of Angels in the Outfield deal going on.
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) January 19, 2026
That play can’t happen. It’s not real.
I can’t explain how eerily quiet it felt in Soldier Field when Caleb Williams let that pass sail. All of the cliches from all of the sports movies you’ve ever watched. Deafening silence… until the deafening roar. That was awesome.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) January 19, 2026
Unfortunately, the Bears ended up losing the game in overtime, 20-17. On Chicago’s sole possession in OT, Williams threw a costly interception, and the Rams drove back down the field to win it on a field goal by kicker Harrison Mevis.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Patrick Mahomes, NFL World React to Caleb Williams’s Ridiculous TD in Bears-Rams.