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NFL fans claim Caleb Williams ‘is out here playing Madden’ after scoring first TD for Bears in clash with Bengals
By Damian Burchardt,
11 hours ago
CHICAGO Bears quarterback Caleb Williams showed what all the hype was about in the 27-3 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The No. 1 overall pick scored his first touchdown for the Bears – and it took NFL fans’ breath away.
Caleb Williams scored a stunning first touchdown for the Chicago Bears X/@NFL Williams left two Bengals defenders tumbling to the ground before taking off toward the end zone for a scramble TD X/@NFL
The former University of Southern California first put his ridiculous footwork on display when he spun out of the pocket as it started to crumble and then connected with Rome Odunze on a 45-yard catch.
A couple of incompletions followed, and then the Cincinnati defense shut down all of the Bears rookie’s pass options on third-and-down.
Williams then put on a show, leading to a stunning scramble touchdown.
Pressure started to mount on the quarterback from the moment Chicago snapped the ball.
But the DC native remained calm, dancing around Bengals linebackers – two of which ended up tumbling to the ground.
Williams finally strutted past the numbers on the field and then took off toward the end zone.
“That field is his playground,” the game analyst said on the broadcast.
And NFL fans on social media had similar observations.
“Caleb Williams is out here playing Madden,” one posted on X.
“Throws like [Patrick] Mahomes and scrambles like Russ [Wilson],” another added.
“Caleb Williams is so good bro wtf,” a third said.
“Yea I’m convinced Caleb Williams will be the biggest thing in Chicago since [Michael] Jordan in 87 after he won the slam dunk contest,” one wrote.
Williams had to warm up a little before he could put on a show in his Soldier Field debut.
NFL important dates
August 1 - Hall of Fame Game - Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears
August 8 – Pre-season begins
August 27 – Deadline for 53-man rosters
September 1 – Final day of pre-season
September 5 – Season opener – Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs
November 5 – Trade deadline
January 5 – Week 18 of regular-season
January 11 – Playoffs begin
February 9 – Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana
He started off with three straight three-and-outs before the Bears kicked a field goal and then the quarterback got his rushing score on back-to-back drivers.
Williams ended up with six completions on 13 pass attempts for 75 yards.
The field didn’t look great on Saturday afternoon having seemingly been roughened up during last week’s Metallica concert at the arena.
Even the Bears front office seemed to be concerned by the turf’s condition, inspecting some of the spots before tip-off.
The turf appeared to have been re-sodded following the Metallica gig, sports anchor Kaitlin Sharkey reported.
The Bengals clash came after Chicago beat the Buffalo Bills 33-6 to go 2-0 up in the preseason.
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