The Bears had a knack for saving their best work for the latest portions of games while winning the NFC North and advancing to the divisional round of the playoffs last year, but quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t looking for a repeat of that in 2026.
A big reason why Williams is on the cover of this year’s Madden game is because of the stirring comebacks he led in the regular season and the playoff win over the Packers. Those comebacks were necessary because of how the Bears struggled to get into gear early in games and Williams said on Up & Adams on Monday that his plan for this season is for the Bears to stretch those late game fireworks over a longer stretch of this year’s contests.
“It’s gonna be really exciting,” Williams said. “It’s gonna be really fun to watch. It’s going to be more entertaining than last year, hopefully not as much of a heart race. It’s going to be a little more entertaining, entertaining throughout the whole game and what we’re going to bring to the table as a team. You can feel it. You can see it. The confidence, it’s not thinking, it’s what goes on outside.”
One way for the Bears can stay on course throughout games is by holding onto the ball for longer portions of them. Williams completed 58.1 percent of his passes in 2025 and pushing that number higher should allow for more bites at the apple over the first three quarters, so that should continue to be a focal point for the quarterback as the team hits the field at training camp this week.
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