The Chicago Bears went from an upstart team that had been performing well under first-year head coach Ben Johnson to an 11-4 squad that has already secured a playoff birth and is a few fortuitous results away from locking up an NFC North title. No player is as responsible for this turnaround as quarterback Caleb Williams.
Despite some early struggles in Week 16 against the Green Bay Packers, Williams came alive when it mattered and threw two of the biggest touchdowns in the last 10 years of Bears football. Williams sent the game to overtime with a fourth-down heave to practice squad receiver Jahdae Walker and won it with a bomb to DJ Moore to secure a 22-16 victory.