CHICAGO (AP) — Right before Chicago's bye week, it looked as if Caleb Williams had turned a corner. It looked as if everything was coming together for the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.
These days, not so much. And that's a major issue for the Bears going into the most difficult part of their schedule. Playing behind a patchwork offensive line, Williams was sacked nine times and passed for just 120 yards during Sunday's 19-3 loss to the lowly New England Patriots.
The Bears went 1 for 14 on third down and finished with just 142 yards in their third consecutive loss. “We have to do a better job, starting with us, starting with myself, at situational ball, negative plays and things like that," Williams said. “When you're good at not having negative plays, when you're good at executing, when you're good at executing situational ball, you're a tough team to beat.
” Chicago (4-5) failed to score a touchdown in back-to-back games for the first time since December 2004. It has scored a total of 27 points during its slide. When it comes to breaking out of the offensive funk, coach Matt Eberflus said everything is on the table — including having someone other than offensive coordinator Shane Waldron call the plays.
“We've got to take a good hard look at everything that we're doing,” Eberflus said. Williams, who turns 23 on Nov. 18, dropped his first NFL matchup with each of the two quarterbacks that were taken right after him in the draft.
The Bears lost 18-15 at Wa.