Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams completed 32-of-47 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears’ 30-27, Week 12 overtime loss to the Vikings.

The Bears out-scored Minnesota 17-3 in the fourth quarter, didn’t turn the ball over on offense, and even recovered the first onside kick of the season and still couldn’t find a way to win. It was their seventh one-possession game of the year and their fifth one-score loss. The offense relied heavily on screens for the second game in a row, with both DJ Moore and Keenan Allen being fixtures of the short passing game. Williams also did damage out of structure and put his best throw of the year on tape with a rainbow to D’Andre Swift for a 30-yard gain as he scrambled to the sideline. The rookie added an additional 33 yards on six rush attempts as well. There were still some miscues including three sacks, one of which was an obvious throw-away situation in overtime. Williams refused to let the play end gracefully and took a drive-killing sack that eventually gave the ball back to Minnesota for their game-winning drive. Despite losing, this was easily the best Bears performance in over a month. It will give fantasy managers hope that Williams can creep up the QB2 ranks for his Week 13 date with the Lions.