Ben Johnson’s immediate reaction to Caleb Williams’ Week 1 outburst

Heading into the season, all eyes were on Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. After helping his team win the NFC North in 2025, fans and pundits want to see if he is truly legit. In Week 1, Williams gave the NFL world plenty of reasons to believe.

In a 59-37 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Williams completed 21-of-29 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns. He added another 65 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground. With Williams leading the way, the Bears had one of the best offensive showings in franchise history.

When head coach Ben Johnson took the Bears job. His biggest priority was helping Williams reach his No. 1 pick ceiling. Despite the near 60-bomb against the Panthers, Johnson knows that is still a work in progress.

Still, the head coach came away impressed with Williams’ play. He wasn’t shocked by it based on the quarterbacks’ preparation.

Ben Johnson impressed with Caleb Williams’ preparation

As head coach and quarterback, Johnson and Williams are fully intertwined. They must work in tandem for the Bears to reach new heights. As Johnson watched his quarterback prepare for the Panthers, he knew something special could happen, via the head coach’s postgame press conference.

“He came out hot. I’m sure there will be a number of things we see on tape we need to address and we can continue to get better at,” Johnson said. “I thought it was a good start. There’s a lot of information going around going into a game week. And yet, his process was really good throughout.

“I could kind of tell last night. We do our quarterback meeting one last time, he was on top of it,” he concluded. “Everything, he was just rattling out where my eyes need to be, what I’m thinking, bah bah bah. I went to bed, I slept really well with that in mind.”

For all the talk of Williams’ completion percentage, the quarterback had a mark just over 72 percent on Sunday. Furthermore, he dazzled with both his arm and legs, showing off his trademark playmaking ability.

Johnson knows there’s still things to improve, and he will work closely with Williams on all of them. But the head coach came away from Week 1 more than impressed with what the Bears have under center.

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