Caleb Williams’ historic rookie season by the numbers – NBC Chicago

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams finished his rookie season with the team, and it was certainly a mixed bag for the No. 1 overall pick.

Williams and the Bears went 5-12 this season, including a 24-22 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon.

Williams has set team records in various categories, but still finds himself with plenty of work to do as he enters an offseason in which he will likely have a new head coach and offensive coordinator.

Here’s a look at Williams’ season by the numbers.

6

Williams has thrown just six interceptions on 562 pass attempts, an interception rate of just 1.1 percent.

According to Pro Football Reference, this interception rate is the third best for any Bears quarterback with at least 100 pass attempts in a season, with Josh McCown throwing just one interception on 224 attempts during of the 2013 season.

20

Williams’ 20 touchdown passes were just 13^th moment in team history when a quarterback reached that milestone.

The Bears’ single-season record for touchdown passes in a season is held by Erik Kramer, who threw 29 during the 1995 season.

Jay Cutler has thrown for 20 or more touchdowns four times, while Sid Luckman has scored twice in his career.

In today’s “Coach Knows” segment, Dave Wannstedt breaks down the Bears’ Week 18 win over the Packers.

62.5%

Among Bears rookies with at least 50 pass attempts in a season, Williams ranks second all-time with a 62.5% completion percentage, behind Tyson Bagent in that category.

87.8

Williams set a Bears rookie record with an 87.8 passer rating this season, the best mark for a quarterback on the team since Mithcell Trubisky posted a 93.5 rating during the season 2020.

The franchise record for highest passer rating with a minimum of 100 attempts belongs to McCown, who posted a 109 passer rating during the 2013 season.

489

Williams finished his rookie season with 489 rushing yards, ranking fifth among Bears quarterbacks in single-season rushing yards.

Justin Fields holds the team record in this category, totaling 1,143 rushing yards during the 2022 season.

2004

Williams became the first Bears quarterback to earn his first career start at Lambeau Field since Rex Grossman did so during the 2004 season.

3,541

According to Pro Football Reference, Williams not only set the Bears’ rookie record for passing yards in a single season, but he also threw for the fifth-most yards of any Bears quarterback in the season. team history.

The team record for passing yards in a season still belongs to Kramer, who totaled 3,838 passing yards in 1995.