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QBCHI40 insightsLatest Oct 28, 2026
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NegativeMatchupOct 28, 2026ESPN Fantasy Football
Williams faces one of the league's two all-around toughest defenses in Week 8 against Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, his second consecutive primetime game. For the season, the Seahawks have held quarterbacks to the second-fewest fantasy points per game (10.4) and second-fewest points per passing attempt (0.29). Patrick Mahomes scored only 6.0 points against the Seahawks last week, his second fewest in 132 career starts, illustrating the defensive strength Williams will encounter.
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PositiveProjectionOct 28, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Caleb Williams currently has a TD:INT ratio of 3.71, which would rank second all-time in NFL history (minimum 1,500 pass attempts) if he qualified. He has 1,254 attempts and will likely reach the 1,500-attempt threshold this season, assuming health. The source emphasizes that modern QB play prioritizes taking care of the football, and Williams is 'quite good at that.' The ratio can fluctuate with a hot stretch or mistakes given his early career stage, but the trajectory is elite.
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PositiveProjectionOct 28, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Caleb Williams now holds 8th place in Bears franchise history with 52 TD passes, breaking a tie with Jim Harbaugh. He is tracking toward catching the next tier of franchise QBs and will rise up the ranks fast when he reaches the 60s. The source notes a 4,000-yard passing season remains possible if Williams puts up a 400-yard performance against Tampa Bay and/or New Orleans in upcoming games, though averaging 300 yards per game for the rest of the season would be required; this is described as 'no easy feat.'
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PositiveProjectionOct 28, 2026Windy City Gridiron
Caleb Williams' TD:INT ratio currently stands at 3.71, which would rank second all-time in NFL history if he qualified (minimum 1,500 pass attempts). He has 1,254 attempts and is expected to reach qualification this season assuming health. The source notes that modern QB play emphasizes taking care of the football, and Williams is quite good at that. This ratio can fluctuate with a hot stretch or mistakes early in his career, but the trajectory is being tracked as he inches toward official qualification.
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PositiveProjectionOct 28, 2026Windy City Gridiron
Caleb Williams is now in sole possession of 8th place in franchise history with 52 TD passes, breaking the tie with Jim Harbaugh. He is a few games away from catching the next tier of Bears QBs and will rise up the ranks fast when he gets into the 60s. The source projects a potential 400-yard performance against the Bucs and/or Saints in the next few games as interesting down the stretch, though averaging 300 yards per game for the rest of the season is noted as no easy feat.
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NegativeMatchupOct 28, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Caleb Williams faces a brutal matchup against the Seahawks in Week 8. Seattle has not allowed a quarterback to reach 200 passing yards in a game and allows the second-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks. The Seahawks are the second-toughest schedule-adjusted matchup, holding quarterbacks to 6.5 points below expectation per game. Despite throwing for over 300 yards in both games since returning from a hamstring injury in Week 6, Williams should be approached with caution; a QB1 finish will be hard to come by.
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PositiveProjectionOct 27, 2026Windy City Gridiron
Through four starts in Year 2, Williams looks like a Top 5-7 quarterback; he's continued to limit turnovers while taking more of what the defense gives him, resulting in a completion rate over 70% while still taking accurate shots downfield. His completion percentage is 71% (just off the league lead) and on-target percentage is 79.6% (third in the NFL), a dramatic improvement from his rookie season's 58.1% completion rate and sub-70% on-target percentage. He has gone from one of the most inaccurate quarterbacks to one of the most accurate in his third season, and appears to have arrived as one of the NFL's best QBs.
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NegativeProjectionOct 27, 2026Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz
Ian Hartitz ranks Caleb Williams as QB1 but tempers expectations for Week 8 against the Seahawks defense. Williams has thrown for 300+ yards in back-to-back games and is "playing fantastic football this year," but the matchup against the Mike McDonald-led Seahawks—ranked second-best defense in the league behind Minnesota—makes this "not the spot to be expecting a blowup game in." Additionally, Williams has limited rushing usage with just 21 scoreless yards on the ground over the last two weeks and few designed runs.
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NegativeProjectionOct 27, 2026RotoWire NFL Articles
The source ranks Caleb Williams QB11 for Week 8 at Seattle on Monday Night Football. Williams has thrown for 300-plus yards in back-to-back games since returning from a hamstring injury, and the source notes a new leap as a passer in basically every meaningful passing metric. The Bears offense has scored 59, 31 and 30 points in their three full games with Caleb and not against Brian Flores' defense. However, the source expresses caution: rushing lines of 4-3-0 and 5-18-0 in two games back still warrant concern about big-time booms, and the Seahawks defense only trails the Vikings in fantasy points per game allowed to the position.
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PositiveProjectionOct 27, 2026Windy City Gridiron
The source grades Williams as an 'A' and states 'the marriage between head coach Ben Johnson and Williams has gone about as well as hoped through a season and a half.' In Year 1, Williams made big leaps, but through four starts in Year 2, 'he looks like a Top 5-7 quarterback.' He's continued to limit turnovers while taking what the defense gives him, leading to a completion rate over 70% while still taking accurate shots downfield. The source notes 'he's been night and day from what we saw in his rookie campaign.'
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PositiveProjectionOct 27, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Williams has scored 30 or more points in three of his four starts this season. The source credits Ben Johnson's offensive scheme and notes Williams has dramatically improved his accuracy: completion percentage rose from 58.1% last season to 71% this season (just off league lead), and on-target percentage improved from below 70% to 79.6% (third in NFL). The source states: 'He has gone from one of the most inaccurate quarterbacks to one of the most accurate in his third season' and concludes 'it appears he has arrived as one of the NFL's best QBs' despite playing just four games.
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NegativeRoleOct 27, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was fined $11,941 by the NFL in Week 6 for wearing unauthorized Caddix cleats without an official NFL shoe deal. Williams has appealed the fine, arguing the shoes are safer than officially licensed options, and intends to continue wearing them despite the penalty. He wore the same shoes throughout the 2026 preseason and all regular-season games played, was not fined in Weeks 1-2, and has not yet been fined for Week 7 against the Patriots. The fine letter does not mention preventing Williams from playing with the Caddix logo visible.
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