Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears may be turning the page from the Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football, but their task this Sunday isn’t getting any easier with a trip to Ford Field in Detroit on tap.
Like Monday, there’s no shortage of storylines surrounding the matchup. It’s Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit, and Williams and the Bears are making their first trip to Detroit since the Thanksgiving meltdown that led to former head coach Matt Eberflus’ firing. It’s also the first time Williams has lined up opposite Aidan Hutchinson since he wreaked havoc on Chicago’s offense with 11 tackles and a sack in Week 4 last season.
“He’s a great player. Even coming off of an injury, he’s still explosive … he’s still the same player, still every explosive, still a high motor guy,” Williams said of the All-Pro pass rusher who returned to action last week against Green Bay after tearing his ACL in Week 5 in 2024.
Williams said the game plan for Hutchinson this week, at least from his side of things, will be just knowing where he is on every play and getting the ball out quickly enough to limit the damage he can do to the Bears.
Oct 13, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (97) reacts during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn ImagesIf Hutchinson does begin to impose his will against Chicago’s offensive line, Williams could have to rely on his legs a lot, as he did last week against Minnesota. Williams rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on six carries against the Vikings, with all those attempts coming via scrambles forced by pressure.
Williams was asked on Wednesday what Ben Johnson has coached him to do with his legs outside of the pocket. The second-year quarterback said Johnson wants him to get vertical and stay ahead of the chains if and when he has to run. If Monday was any indication, Williams is still trying to strike a balance between getting ahead of the sticks and keeping his eyes up the field for opportunities with his arm.
When I watched the all-22 this week, I saw multiple instances where Williams missed open receivers because he was running head-down, committed to getting ahead of the chains. One of Williams’ better qualities in college and during his rookie season was his eagerness to escape and survey the field for a pass to make.
Caleb Williams is still feeling his way through Ben Johnson’s new offense
Like much of Monday’s performance, there’s going to be a feeling-out process. Williams has to apply what his new coach is teaching him while balancing that with his raw tools, like his improv ability and his rocket arm.
Part of that feeling-out process will involve knowing when to escape the pocket and activate those special skills. Williams said on Wednesday that he’s still getting comfortable with his offensive line and knowing their pressure points.
“I think that comes with multiple reps with those guys and just being able to feel exactly when and where,” Williams said of working with an offensive line with three new starters. “I think it’s something that people don’t realize or understand; being back there, you realize where the o-lineman tend to give up a little bit of pressure; it’s just being able to figure that out with our group and where we’re at, and we’re figuring that out here pretty soon. We’ve got a bunch of games coming up and we’re excited about it.”
Sep 8, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) rushes the ball against the Minnesota Vikings during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn ImagesI would imagine once Williams gets comfortable with his rebuilt offensive line and the new system, some of the accuracy issues we saw on Monday night, primarily in the second half when Vikings’ defensive coordinator Brian Flores turned up the pressure, will subside. Williams spoke about those accuracy issues, which proved costly as the offense went dormant while Minnesota erased a double-digit deficit.
“It’s frustrating,” Williams said. “Like I said after the game [on Monday], you do everything to that point right, and then you miss a pass; it’s frustrating. That’s something we practice, and it’s something that I’m going to keep getting after and correcting. Those are passes I feel I typically don’t miss in those moments and situations, especially with some of those passes being what they were and how wide open [the receivers were]; you miss and you move on. You correct and you find ways to get better.”
The temperature from the fan base and pundits, local and beyond, has been “here we go again,” and I can’t blame anyone for it. Williams said on Wednesday that the Bears will move on from Monday’s shortcomings by trusting in one another.
“Trusting and believing,” Williams said. “Being able to trust Coach Johnson and being able to trust my teammates and things like that, keep doing what I was doing in the first half. Taking what the defense gives me, moving the ball down the field, and being decisive. There was a lot of positive that came out of that. Obviously, we had negatives within that game, like Coach Johnson said, we had more negative plays than they did, and we lost the game.
“It’s being able to find in those moments where maybe a drive goes bad, finding ways to come back together and go out on the next drive and be efficient and do what we did in the first half.”
Chicago has plenty of work to do in the coming weeks, and the challenges aren’t slowing down with the league’s most demanding schedule. Still, Williams emphasized keeping things simple and no one player trying to do more than their job on any given play as the roadmap to success for the Bears.
“It’s being able to come together as a team, especially as an offense, and realize that nobody has to do more than what we’re asked to do. Myself included; that’s everybody.”
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