5 Bears Takes: Waiting on a Williams update, red zone failures, and good defense? – Windy City Gridiron

5 Bears Takes: Waiting on a Williams update, red zone failures, and good defense?  Windy City Gridiron

Week 2 of the NFL delivered another outstanding weekend of football, but the offense was much harder to find for most teams. Unfortunately, the Chicago Bears were one of those teams, putting up just three points over 60 minutes of football. Despite a final score of 9-3 not going their way, all eyes are on the health of quarterback Caleb Williams, who left in the fourth quarter what appeared to be a serious hamstring injury. At (1-1) and (0-1) within the division, how they fare over the next few weeks (or maybe more) will determine how competitive they can be in November and December. For more on a disastrous Sunday and how to move forward, let’s dive into our weekly postgame Bears Takes.

1. Although head coach Ben Johnson was noncommittal during his postgame presser, Monday’s MRI results for Caleb Williams might dictate how serious of a contender the Bears can be moving forward this season. The early reports are promising, though. Even with a strong performance from the defense on Sunday, it was fair to say that the Bears’ ceiling was going to be dictated by how well they were able to settle in after a rough Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. With Williams out for the foreseeable future, the road back to the playoffs became that much