The Chicago Bears have been advised to bench quarterback Caleb Williams for the final game of the season against the Green Bay Packers.

He hasn’t done that, but he has a chance to cross one item off that list. Next week against the Packers he can become the first Bears quarterback to start every game in a 17-game season, and the first Bears passer to start every game in a season of any length since Jay Cutler did it in 2009.

With the season nearly over for the Chicago Bears, not only are they looking to snap their nine-game losing streak, but they're searching for things they can build off of going into the 2025 season. In his rookie season,

Williams could wind up having the third-most passing yards in Bears history, which isn't bad considering the circumstances.

The Bears are inept in the first quarter, too, where they average a league-low 3.81 yards per play and have totaled a league-worst two touchdowns. No one has fewer first-quarter passing yards, and only two teams have fewer rushing yards.