After the Bears completed their biggest postseason comeback in franchise history, the iconic play went viral on social media, with fans and media comparing the silhouette of Williams throwing back across his body while in the air to Nike’s famous Jumpman logo featuring Michael Jordan.
Former NFL players-turned-analysts marveled at the play on Twitter, with Matt Leinart writing: “Caleb’s 4th down throw given the situation may be one of the greatest throws we’ve ever seen in the NFL,” and Booger McFarland tweeting: “When u factor in the difficulty, the moment, the playoffs, may have been the greatest throw I’ve ever seen.”
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Week 9 (Nov. 2)
Williams connects with Colston Loveland to beat Bengals
A seemingly safe 41-27 lead in Cincinnati evaporated as the Bengals generated a touchdown and two-point conversion with 1:43 left, recovered the subsequent onside kick and then scored another TD to take a 42-41 lead with just :54 to play.
But as they did throughout the season, the Bears answered in dramatic fashion, pulling off a scintillating 47-42 victory on Williams’ 58-yard TD pass to Loveland with :17 remaining. Out of timeouts, Williams rifled a pass on a seam route to the rookie tight end, who caught the ball at the Bengals’ 35, bounced off one defender and outraced two others to the end zone.