I'm still laughing. We are all laughing. You can go ahead and insert the Ron Burgundy clip right here, if you'd like, because that Week 1 victory was so unbelievably awesome that it's downright hilarious.
As a Chicago Bears fan, there isn't a soul from that fan base who anticipated what we witnessed against the Carolina Panthers. Sure, we all probably expected a win -- but for it to happen like that?!
Nobody saw that coming. What the Bears offense did to the Panthers defense was one of the most dominant performances we've ever sen from a Chicago team.
I'll tell you who also didn't see that coming: fans of the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.
The Bears' quarterback situation hasn't beeen an actual worry for their NFC North rivals in ... how many years? Was Justin Fields a worry beyond his legs? Mitchell Trubisky wasn't a threat. Was Jay Cutler ever a threat?
What Caleb Williams did on Sunday against the Panthers should be sounding off alarms at U.S. Bank Stadium, Lambeau Field, and Ford Field alike.
Caleb Williams is becoming the quarterback Packers, Vikings and Lions fans never wanted to see in Chicago
It's hard to know where to even start in assessing Williams' play in Week 1. How about the biggest area of criticism?
Rival fans couldn't stop pointing out his low completion percentage all offseason. So, what does he do against Carolina in Week 1?
Williams finished completing 72 percent of his passes and didn't turn the ball over once, for good measure.
He put his new look on display, too, after dropping 10-15 pounds during the offseason, rushing for 65 yards on 10 carries.
Williams accounted for four total touchdowns.
But most importantly, he was in complete control of the offense. There was not a single down where Williams looked out of sorts. Every single play, he was in command. He was decisive. He made the right throws time and time again -- and he was mostly accurate outside of just a couple misfires.
This was an MVP candidate showcasing his abilities. There should be absolutely zero doubt in anybody's mind about Williams being a legitimate MVP candidate in 2026.
And if there is any shred of doubt in your mind, then you're probably a fan of one of the other three teams.
The Packers, Vikings and Lions will have a hard time finding answers to this version of Caleb Williams
Let's go through one by one.
The Lions let the Saints come back from 21-0 and ultimately tie it at 24-24 in the fourth quarter. Sure, Detroit won. But, they allowed Tyler Shough to do that -- and that is nothing against Shough. I think the second-year pro proved a lot of people wrong as a rookie and looks like a real NFL starting quarterback.
As for Detroit, though, they've been missing Ben Johnson for well over a year now, and it's shown. Even in this game, New Orleans out-gained the Lions by 100 yards on offense. Ben Johnson knows that Detroit staff and, although the Lions are 2-0 against him as it stands, I don't think that'll last much longer.
Then, there's the Packers who allowed the Vikings to score 29 unanswered points in Week 1 while also having a 90 percent chance of victory in the second half.
Heck, you have the ESPN Milwaukee guys freaking out and calling for Matt LaFleur to be fired after just one week into the season.
Do we think Micah Parsons coming back from a torn ACL is going to magically fix this team? Can Parsons call plays on offense? Can he play cornerback? You do the math.
Things are going well in Green Bay.
The Vikings may be rolling with 33-year-old Carson Wentz with Kyler Murray injured and J.J. McCarthy still being, well, J.J. McCarthy.
Their only hope is for Brian Flores to go absolutely bonkers, in every single game, risking it all like he did against the Packers. It worked on Sunday afternoon, but will it work against an even better offensive mind like Johnson?
LaFleur hasn't shown that he can regularly make adjustments to his play calling. I trust Johnson a heck of a lot more than a guy whose fan base is calling to be fired.
And, Flores is a phenomenal defensive coordinator. I actually give the Vikings credit, here, and I think their defense is going to be the biggest problem to Chicago out of all three of their divisional foes.
But, in the end, I just have this gut feeling about Ben Johnson. You can call it being a homer. You can call it whatever you want.
I've just never seen a Chicago Bears head coach this locked in and even borderline-psychotic as I've started to call him -- and that's a compliment!
Johnson is so dead-set on being the highest-scoring offense of all-time. Williams isn't even yet entering his prime years as a quarterback.
And, have we all forgotten that the Bears just dropped 59 points without scores from Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III or Rome Odunze?
The Bears might be the most terrifying offense in all of football, let alone the NFC North, and if I were a fan of any of those other three teams, I would be shaking.
Ah, let's be real. I'm a fan, too. I'd probably be trying as hard as I could to cope and talk myself into why my defense can handle Williams and the Bears.
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But we all know I'd be lying to myself.
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