Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore caught arguably the most incredible pass we have ever seen out of quarterback Caleb Williams in the Week 15 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
He had already caught a touchdown in the first half, but in the third quarter, Moore was on the receiving end of a pass that looked like a total impossibility. Williams scrambled out of the pocket to his left, and just before he hit the sideline, he rifled the ball to Moore.
The ball was precisely where it needed to be, or else one of two Browns defensive backs would have picked it off with ease. It looked like a scary, borderline-awful decision from Williams, yet it came off brilliantly.
“He can make a lot of throws that people can’t," Moore told reporters after the win.
DJ Moore is right on the money with his latest Caleb Williams praise
We've talked about this at length since it was inevitable Williams would be a Bear, but criticism is nothing new for the 2024 no. 1 overall pick. Folks who have been quick to criticize Williams will point directly to his completion percentage or the number of off-target throws he makes.
And they would be right to point out those things, because they're true. But at the same time, Williams can, in fact, make all the throws. Now, whether or not he can make them regularly is another question. But, as a young quarterback who's learned the most complex offense he's ever learned in his life, I'm willing to give him more time to keep growing.
As for Moore, who was the recipient of that magnificent throw, he expounded on his answer:
"He gave me a chance on this and I better come down with it."
Moore's explanation was playful but accurate. Reporters asked him if he was surprised that Williams even let that ball go, and he knew he would have to make the play because it was thrown as perfectly as it could have been.
Bears fans, who have watched that replay several times, probably still gasp when they see him release the ball. We all know how the play ends, but the throw itself still looks truly unbelievable. 99 times out of 100, that type of throw should be intercepted.
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Yet, Williams proved he could do something that very few other quarterbacks could do, and Moore knows it all too well.