Caleb Williams Just Proved Something That Will Scare His Doubters To Death

The Chicago Bears won in convincing fashion last week against the Dallas Cowboys. That didn’t mean everything was fixed. It was still apparent the team had problems, particularly with the running game. Still, there wasn’t much time to complain about it. They had a big road game in Las Vegas against a desperate Raiders team. A win would send them into the bye week 2-2 and with some momentum. A loss would basically spell the end of their season. They needed to make something happen, and Caleb Williams had to be the one to lead the way.

Per usual between these two teams, it was a tough, physical, and sloppy affair. Both made mistakes and big plays in equal measure. However, the Raiders had the lead 24-19 with five minutes left. Williams needed a touchdown drive. What followed was confirmation of something that had been building since last season. In an 11-play march, the quarterback made almost every meaningful play to get the Bears in the end zone.

Of the 69 yards covered, Williams was responsible for 60 of them via passes or scrambles. Chicago would go on to block Las Vegas’ game-winning field goal attempt to escape.

Caleb Williams might be clutch.

That is not something critics and doubters are prepared to handle. Yet the evidence is piling up. He had two 4th quarter comebacks last season against the Rams and Packers. He should’ve had two more against Washington and Green Bay. Unfortunately, those were undone by the Hail Mary and a blocked field goal. Going into this game, Caleb Williams had a 96.1 passer rating in the 4th quarter, which is the best of any of the four quarters. He always seems to bring his best in crunch time.

This is an unfamiliar feeling for Bears fans. They’ve been used to watching their quarterbacks crumble or come up short in those situations. Justin Fields was particularly notorious for it. People keep talking about Williams being mentally soft. Las Vegas was merely the latest evidence of the complete opposite. Chicago has a gamer under center, and he’s getting better every week.