Overview

• The second-year quarterback earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week after a 19-of-28, 298-yard, four-touchdown outing in a 31-14 win over the Cowboys.
• Ben Johnson said Williams was completely unfazed by the award and had already shifted to Week 4 preparation.
• Chicago allowed zero sacks versus Dallas, with just six pressures on 29 dropbacks and an 89.7 pass-blocking efficiency, according to PFF’s Zoltan Buday.
• Team officials credit exhaustive preparation for Williams’ jump, with daily work under Johnson and OC Declan Doyle fostering the “calculated confidence” they want.
• Coaches frame Sunday in Las Vegas as the next barometer, stressing constant accounting for All-Pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby on every snap.