Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had another sensational showing in a 30-24 win over the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football, where he's now 3-0 in full games that he's played this season.
Williams followed up an impressive performance against the Atlanta Falcons with perhaps an even better one against the Patriots. He completed 22-of-33 passes (66.7%) for 308 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers. Williams out-dueled draft mate Drake Maye, who also had a solid showing in a battle between two young, rising quarterbacks.
Williams had his second straight 300-yard passing performance, and he did it in a different way than Week 6. For all the criticism Williams received for his check downs against the Falcons, he aired it out against New England with some truly special throws, including the shot to Rome Odunze on third-and-long to help extend the drive that put his team up two scores in the final minutes. Williams had eight completions of 20-plus yards against the Patriots, effectively silencing those critics.
Now, he's emerging as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL this season. Here's a look at where Williams lands among the rest of NFL quarterbacks in Total QBR after Week 7, per ESPN.
NFL quarterbacks (including Bears' Caleb Williams) ranked by Total QBR in Week 8
- Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears: 79.6
- Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers: 79.6
- Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: 77.2
- Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: 77.1
- Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: 76.6
- Drake Maye, New England Patriots: 76.3
- C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans: 68.6
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: 67.2
- Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons: 67.1
- Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams: 65.7
- Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders: 64.8
- Tyler Huntley, Baltimore Ravnes: 64.8
- Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: 64.6
- Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers: 63.8
- Malik Willis, Miami Dolphins: 63.7
- Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: 63.4
- Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints: 62.4
- Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers: 60.5
- Geno Smith, New York Jets: 57.8
- Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: 57.5
- Kirk Cousins, Las Vegas Raiders: 57.2
- Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals: 53.6
- Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks: 53.4
- Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers: 49.8
- Kyler Murray, Minnesota Vikings: 45.8
- Bo Nix, Denver Broncos: 45.2
- Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns: 43.9
- Jameis Winston, New York Giants: 41.3
- Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans: 41.2
- Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 41.0
- Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts: 40.3
- Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: 29.3
Williams has an 11-day break after playing on Thursday night before he's back in the prime-time spotlight against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Chicago will be looking for their third straight win to improve to 6-2.
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