Overview

• Chicago recorded its first preseason shutout in 31 years with a 38-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field.
• Williams completed six of ten passes for 107 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown on the opening drive, and posted a 130.0 passer rating.
• Coach Ben Johnson praised Williams’s focus and noted it represented the best stretch of consecutive “good days” in camp while warning that true progress hinges on consistency.
• Johnson has set Year 2 development benchmarks—70 percent completion rate and 4,000 passing yards—as the primary metrics for evaluating Williams.
• Tyson Bagent continued to bolster his case as the backup quarterback with a 13-of-22, 197-yard performance and a touchdown for the second-team offense.