On the opening possession of the second half Sunday night, Caleb Williams had the ball in his hands with a chance to lead a go-ahead touchdown drive. It was third-and-3 from the 37-yard line, and Williams had a window of opportunity to hit the kind of big play the Chicago Bears offense so desperately needs.

While Williams was a solid 33 of 52 for 363 yards, all career bests, and finished with a passer rating of 80.8 — more than double Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson's 39.0 — the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner spent most of the game operating on the run. Again.

Chicago Bears fans dreamt of their first competent passing attack since the Jay Cutler-Brandon Marshall days when the Bears selected both quarterback Caleb Williams (first overall) and wide receiver Rome Odunze (ninth overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft.