Caleb Williams Delivers a Signature Moment in Overtime Win Over Packers
In a rivalry where legends are born and grudges never really die, Caleb Williams just added his first signature chapter. A week after launching a jaw-dropping touchdown to DJ Moore that felt like it came from another planet, the Bears’ rookie quarterback doubled down-this time with the game on the line and the Green Bay Packers on the other sideline.
Let’s set the stage: Week 16, overtime, Bears clawing their way back after an improbable rally. Green Bay opens the extra period and immediately stumbles, botching a snap that hands the ball-and the moment-to Chicago.
Four plays later, Williams steps up and unleashes a 46-yard missile to Moore for the walk-off touchdown. Ballgame.
Now, it wasn’t just the distance or the timing-it was the degree of difficulty. According to NFL’s Next Gen Stats, the ball traveled 56.9 yards in the air, making it the third-longest completion of Williams’ young career by air distance.
And Moore? He had just 0.6 yards of separation from Packers corner Keisean Nixon.
That’s not open. That’s trust, precision, and elite-level ball placement.
As Tom Brady said during the broadcast, channeling Dan Marino: “There’s no defense for a perfect throw.” And that one? That was as close to perfect as it gets.
A Throw That Joins Rare Company
If you’re someone who likes numbers to back up what your eyes just saw, Pro Football Focus has you covered. Their grading system can be a bit of a mystery box at times, but when they hand out their rarest mark, people take notice.
Williams’ game-winner to Moore earned a +2 on PFF’s grading scale-the highest possible score for a single throw. To put that in perspective: this is the first throw all season to earn that grade.
Not from Mahomes, not from Allen, not from Lamar. Williams.
And it gets better. Since PFF began tracking plays in 2006, across two decades of NFL action-including preseason and playoffs-only 31 throws have ever earned a +2.
That’s out of hundreds of thousands of attempts. Williams’ dart to Moore is now one of them.
So yeah, the eye test told us it was special. The analytics just confirmed it.
More Than Just a Win
This wasn’t just a highlight-reel throw-it was a statement. Williams is showing he’s not just a quarterback with jaw-dropping arm talent.
He’s a gamer. A closer.
A guy who, even in his rookie season, isn’t afraid of the moment. And when the Bears needed him to deliver in the most hostile of environments-on the road, in overtime, against a division rival-he did exactly that.
For Bears fans, this isn’t just about one win. It’s about hope.
It's about seeing your franchise quarterback make the kind of throw that usually happens to you, not for you. And for the rest of the league, it’s a warning: Caleb Williams is coming, and he’s bringing DJ Moore with him.
If this is what Williams is doing in December of his rookie year, just imagine what’s coming next.