Overview
- Williams enters Week 18 with 3,730 yards, needing 109 to surpass Erik Kramer’s 1995 team mark and 270 to reach 4,000.
- Chicago can clinch the NFC’s No. 2 seed with a win over Detroit or a Philadelphia loss; a loss paired with an Eagles win would drop the Bears to No. 3.
- Ben Johnson called 4,000 yards an arbitrary number and reiterated that winning the game is the priority.
- The Bears lead the NFL in interceptions, total takeaways and turnover differential and have committed a league-low 10 turnovers.
- Williams has surged recently with 822 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions over his last three games, while Detroit enters on a three-game skid and has been eliminated from playoff contention.