Caleb Williams Week 1 Preview vs. the Vikings

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has a good matchup in Week 1 (Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET), up against the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings conceded the fifth-most passing yards last season, 242 per game.

Last year Williams racked up 3,541 passing yards (208.3 per game) with a 62.5% completion percentage (351-of-562), throwing for 20 TDs with six INTs. His rushing numbers were 81 carries for 489 yards, averaging 28.8 yards per game.

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Williams vs. the Vikings

  • Williams vs the Vikings (since 2021): 2 GP / 265.5 PASS YPG / 3 PASS TD
  • Last year, Minnesota allowed five quarterbacks to amass more than 300 passing yards in a game.
  • Last season, the Vikings allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
  • Through the air last season, Minnesota gave up at least two touchdown passes to six opposing QBs.
  • In the passing game, the Vikings gave up three or more passing touchdowns to only three opposing quarterbacks last year.
  • The 242 passing yards the Vikings allowed on average per game a year ago made them the NFL's 28th-ranked defense against the pass.
  • The Vikings allowed 24 TDs in the passing game last year (1.4 per game) to rank 12th among NFL defenses.

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Williams Passing Insights

  • Last year Williams went over his passing yards prop total in six of 17 opportunities.
  • The Bears threw the football in 56.8% of their plays from scrimmage last year while running the ball 43.2% of the time. That offensive attack ranked 28th in the NFL in points scored.
  • With 3,541 yards on 562 pass attempts, Williams was 33rd in the NFL with 6.3 yards per attempt last season.
  • Williams had a passing touchdown in 10 of 17 games last year, with multiple passing TDs in seven of them.

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Williams' Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Passing Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Titans 9/8/2024 Week 1 14-for-29 / 93 YDS / 0 TDs / 0 INTs 5 ATT / 15 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Texans 9/15/2024 Week 2 23-for-37 / 174 YDS / 0 TDs / 2 INTs 5 ATT / 44 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 9/22/2024 Week 3 33-for-52 / 363 YDS / 2 TDs / 2 INTs 1 ATT / 8 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 9/29/2024 Week 4 17-for-23 / 157 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs 5 ATT / 12 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 10/6/2024 Week 5 20-for-29 / 304 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 5 ATT / 34 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 10/13/2024 Week 6 23-for-29 / 226 YDS / 4 TDs / 1 INT 4 ATT / 56 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 10/27/2024 Week 8 10-for-24 / 131 YDS / 0 TDs / 0 INTs 9 ATT / 47 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 11/3/2024 Week 9 22-for-41 / 217 YDS / 0 TDs / 0 INTs 4 ATT / 5 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Patriots 11/10/2024 Week 10 16-for-30 / 120 YDS / 0 TDs / 0 INTs 2 ATT / 15 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 11/17/2024 Week 11 23-for-31 / 231 YDS / 0 TDs / 0 INTs 9 ATT / 70 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 11/24/2024 Week 12 32-for-47 / 340 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 6 ATT / 33 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 11/28/2024 Week 13 20-for-39 / 256 YDS / 3 TDs / 0 INTs 4 ATT / 39 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. 49ers 12/8/2024 Week 14 17-for-23 / 134 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 4 ATT / 27 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 12/16/2024 Week 15 18-for-31 / 191 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs 4 ATT / 3 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 12/22/2024 Week 16 26-for-40 / 334 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 6 ATT / 34 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 12/26/2024 Week 17 16-for-28 / 122 YDS / 0 TDs / 1 INT 5 ATT / 37 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 1/5/2025 Week 18 21-for-29 / 148 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs 3 ATT / 10 YDS / 0 TDs

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