The Chicago Bears did what a good team does in Week 15, beating a 3-10 Cleveland Browns team by a score of 31-3, though the final margin didn't fully reflect how superior they were until they asserted themselves in the second half. Quarterback Caleb Williams had a performance that was a mix of prolific (8.6 yards per attempt) and efficient (17-for-28, 112.5 passer rating), with a few plays that showed off his rare skills.
Bears' fans understandably get frustrated by Williams' inconsistent, often scattershot accuracy, and at least once in Week 15 he was pretty fortunate not to be intercepted. But close to being intercepted doesn't go on the stat sheet as anything besides an incompletion, and a few circumstances beyond his control (drops, players slipping) again robbed him of completions and yards he otherwise would've had.
As head coach Ben Johnson might say, Williams is making progress that isn't always outwardly apparent. And by good fortune or otherwise, his ability to avoid throwing interceptions has played a key role in the Bears' success this season.
Caleb Williams did something no QB has ever done in win over Browns
One positive for Williams during an otherwise turbulent 2024 rookie season was the fact that he threw just six interceptions. With that low interception total, he also had the third-lowest interception rate in the league as a rookie (1.1 percent). His 1.4 percent interception rate entering the game was eighth-best in the league this season, and with Sunday's 28 interceptionless pass attempts, that rate will drop to 1.3 percent.
With his seventh pass attempt in the contest, Williams reached 1,000 pass attempts in his career. The FOX broadcast, as shared by Bears analyst Jacob Infante, quickly noted a piece of history the Bears' signal caller had made.
The FOX broadcast just noted that Caleb Williams has just 12 interceptions in his first 1,000 career passing attempts, which is the fewest in NFL history. #Bears pic.twitter.com/IVWMrXjRZX
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) December 14, 2025
Week 15 was also the 28th straight game without throwing multiple interceptions for Caleb Williams, which is the longest active such streak in the league right now.
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If Williams were going to do something historically good over his first two seasons, the fewest interceptions over his first 1,000 career pass attempts in league history wouldn't have been on anyone's bingo card going in. But here he is, with that record now attached to his name as the Bears make their push to the playoffs in his second season.