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Caleb Williams Breaks Bears Single-Season Passing Record in Loss to Lions
Williams surpassed a 30-year franchise passing record with 3,942 yards despite the Bears' narrow 19-16 loss to the Lions, ending the regular season on a two-game losing streak.
- On Sunday, Caleb Williams broke the Bears' single-season record with a 25-yard touchdown to Jahdae Walker early in the fourth, but Detroit won 19-16 on Jake Bates' last-second 42-yard field goal.
- The 24-year-old Williams entered Week 18 with 3,730 yards and just 45 yards at halftime, creating the need for a late surge to approach Erik Kramer's 1995 record.
- Williams finished 20-for-33 for 212 yards and has thrown 27 touchdowns this season, though a third-quarter interception affected field position.
- Chicago enters the postseason on a two-game skid as Ben Johnson and Williams lead the Bears into the playoffs in their first season together, facing Green Bay in their first playoff appearance since 2020.
- After Kevin Byard’s late interception, an intentional-grounding penalty and Ben Johnson’s punt on fourth-and-5 at the 31 ended Chicago’s final chance, and Caleb Williams said `We’ve got to find ways to be better`.
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Caleb Williams sets Bears' single-season passing record but doesn't spend time celebrating it: 'So be it'
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made franchise history in his team’s disappointing 19-16 loss to the Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field in the regular-season finale.
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