US EditionChicago Bears: Evaluating Caleb Williams at Midseason, and What to Expect in the Second Half
Caleb Williams' leadership and mental discipline have helped the Chicago Bears win three close games and reach a 5-3 record in the 2025 NFL season, coach Ben Johnson said.
- With a 5-3 record, the Chicago Bears sit tied with the Detroit Lions and a half-game behind Green Bay after Sunday’s 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
- After a disastrous 2024 season with five wins and a 10-game losing streak, coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron were fired, and coach Ben Johnson arrived.
- Williams sparked the comeback with a 58-yard touchdown to Colston Loveland, who was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns, on Wednesday.
- Amid a string of dramatic finishes, three of Chicago's five wins have come late, and Johnson said `This particular team in years past would find ways to lose games, and now we're finding ways to win games,`; Chicago hosts the New York Giants as 3.5-point favorites.
- Drawing from a deliberate mental routine, Caleb Williams applies a 'roller coaster' philosophy during pressure and follows the Bears' '24-hour rule,' showing leadership maturity fans seek.
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Chicago Bears: Evaluating Caleb Williams at midseason, and what to expect in the second half
At the midseason point of the 2025 NFL season, Caleb Williams has shown growth in the one area he’s needed to as he inches closer to being the quarterback Ben Johnson needs to run his offense.
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Inside Caleb Williams’ mental game: The ‘roller coaster’ philosophy that keeps him ice-cold under pressure
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Two Leaked Photos Prove Caleb Williams Is Drinking The Ben Johnson Kool-Aid
The relationship between Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson was always going to be pivotal in determining whether the Chicago Bears could achieve success this year. At first, it felt like the young quarterback was resisting his coach in some ways. While Williams respected Johnson’s reputation as an offensive wizard, the new things being asked of him were uncomfortable. It took the quarterback out of his comfort zone in several ways. That doesn’t inc…
Caleb Williams doesn’t believe in ‘slouch games,’ but he can’t dominate only bad pass defenses
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has beat up on bad pass defenses this season. The good news for the Bears is, the Giants will bring another bad one to Soldier Field on Sunday. After that, though, life gets a lot more difficult for the second-year quarterback — even if he’d argue the premise. “When you go out there and you play vs. those guys, you know, those guys are playing for their life, those guys are playing for their job and their team …”…
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