Caleb Williams was an analytics anomaly in Bears' Week 1 win

Caleb Williams’ stat line in the Chicago Bears’ Week 1 59–37 win over the Carolina Panthers drew praise for its productivity—and for the mismatch between traditional results and how advanced metrics rated him. Williams completed 21 of 29 passes (72.4%), throwing for 269 yards and two touchdowns. He added two rushing scores and 65 yards on the ground, finishing with a 124.1 passer rating and a 94.9 QBR. The article says Pro Football Focus assigned him a 64.6 grade, ranking him 18th among 32 qualifying quarterbacks after Week 1. It argues that PFF’s model may be over-weighting outcomes like “catchable but inaccurate” throws.