Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers In-Game Blog

Pregame

• First team practicing in warmups with Matt Pryor at right guard, Teven Jenkins at left guard. So Nate Davis is the reserve.

• It's been a steady progression from the first game disaster to where Caleb Williams is now. The next step would be some big yardage numbers and efficiency in a win. His net yards per attempt have been 5.12 and 5.93 the last two games and need to improve but they're way above the 3.05 and 2.06 in the first two weeks. He had 6.8 yards an attempt and 7.0 in the last two games and that's acceptable, although to be a better QB he'll need to get up to 7.5. Next Gen says he's getting rid of it in 2.76 seconds, 14th fastest and one spot behind Patrick Mahomes.