Caleb Williams

Last week, with Thomas Brown at the controls, the Bears offense looked quite different for Caleb Williams. He tied a season-high with nine rushing attempts while setting a new season-high with 70 rushing yards. Williams had four designed runs when he had only three in the entire season entering Week 11. In Weeks 1-10, Williams' aDOT was 8.6, his average time to throw was 2.70, and he threw to his first-read 60.5% of the time. Last week, the name of the game was to simplify things for Williams and get the ball out of his hands quickly. His aDOT dropped to 6.7 while his average time to throw was 2.21 (eighth-fastest), and he threw to his first read on 87.1% of his passing plays. This approach should help to minimize the high pressure and blitz rates he'll face this week. Minnesota leads the NFL in blitz rate and pressure rate. Since Week 6, they have allowed the sixth-highest yards per attempt, the 14th-highest passer rating, and rank 16th in EPA per dropback. Last week, Williams was the QB22 in fantasy. He should return solid QB2 production this week.

Caleb Williams completed 32-of-47 pass attempts for 340 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing six times for a team-high 33 yards in the Bears' 30-27 loss to the Vikings in Week 12.

Fantasy Impact

Williams broke out of a dismal stretch behind center for the Bears, reaching the end zone while passing for more than 250 yards for the first time in the last five games. The rookie quarterback will need a similar performance in a tough Week 13 matchup against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.