Bears’ Caleb Williams finally becomes 1st rookie quarterback to throw touchdown in 2024

The Chicago Bears are going to person to fig retired who volition support the milestone shot aft Caleb Williams recovered Rome Odunze for the team's archetypal passing touchdown of the season. 

In fact, Williams uncovering chap rookie Odunze for the 1-yard people was the archetypal passing touchdown thrown by a rookie backmost successful the 2024 play aft immoderate shoddy play done the archetypal 2 weeks. 

Williams, the Denver Broncos' Bo Nix and the Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels person not been capable to find the extremity portion done the aerial successful the archetypal 2 weeks, arsenic they proceed to get acclimated to the league. 

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Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze catches a walk for a touchdown Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, against the Colts astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis. (IMAGN)

Williams, though, would propulsion for different precocious successful the game, uncovering a wide unfastened Cole Kmet with adjacent to 2 minutes near to play against the Indianapolis Colts. But it wasn't capable successful the end. 

The Colts' Jonathan Taylor would tally for a archetypal down with the Bears not owning immoderate much timeouts successful the 2nd half, and they were capable to flight with the triumph astatine home, portion Williams and the Bears fell short, 21-16. Both teams are 1-2 connected the season. 

Before throwing for his 2 touchdowns, Williams had 2 interceptions successful what looked to beryllium different conflict for the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2024 Draft. 

But Williams finished the crippled strong, becoming the backmost with the astir yards successful Week 3 astatine the infinitesimal with 363 for a caller career-high. Williams had to propulsion 52 times, competing 33 of his passes. 

Meanwhile, Anthony Richardson was having occupation yet again. He had a boneheaded mistake connected third-and-goal from the 3-yard line, throwing up a walk that was tipped to Ashton Dulin, and picked disconnected by the Bears successful the extremity zone. Dulin was triple covered erstwhile Richardson released the ball. 

He threw different interception, this clip connected the archetypal play of the 2nd half, connected a walk intended for Michael Pittman. 

Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams throws against the Indianapolis Colts astatine Lucas Oil Stadium. (Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images)

Richardson finished the crippled 10-of-20 done the aerial for 167 yards with nary touchdowns. 

Instead, the touchdowns came connected the legs of Taylor, who had 23 rushes for 110 yards and 2 scores. Also, Trey Sermon was pushed into the extremity portion successful a scrum for his archetypal people of the play arsenic well. 

Looking much astatine the container score, Odunze had six catches for a team-leading 112 yards, portion Kmet yet broke retired with 97 yards connected 10 catches. D.J. Moore besides had 8 receptions for 78 yards. 

Williams and Odunze volition ever retrieve that archetypal touchdown connection, and Bears fans are hoping determination are galore much to travel implicit the years. 

Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams nether unit connected Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis. (IMAGN)

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But everyone tin hold they'd alternatively prime up the wins alternatively of idiosyncratic milestones.

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