Overview
- Williams has 3,730 passing yards and 25 touchdowns after a 330-yard, two-TD performance in Week 17 against the 49ers.
- He needs roughly 108–109 yards to surpass Erik Kramer’s 3,838-yard single-season team record and 270 to reach 4,000.
- The Bears are postseason-bound, and Johnson says starters will play in Week 18 to maximize playoff positioning.
- Per Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic, his Week 18 start would make him just the fourth Bears quarterback to start every game in back-to-back seasons.
- With Rome Odunze sidelined in recent weeks by a foot stress fracture, D.J. Moore and Luther Burden III have taken on larger roles in the passing game.