Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears Land 3 Plays in NFL’s Top 10 of 2025
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams had three plays featured in the NFL’s Top 10 of 2025, highlighting his breakout second season.
Caleb Williams did more than just take a leap for the Chicago Bears in 2025. He literally took over highlight reels across the NFL.
The NFL’s official account released its Top 10 Plays of the 2025 season, and Williams had three separate plays make the list. And, yes, it was Williams' throw to DJ Moore to defeat the Green Bay Packers in overtime that took home the top spot.
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Caleb Williams was more than just a highlight reel in 2025
Caleb Williams was more than just highlights in 2025. He was a winner, too. Williams led the Bears to their first NFC North title since 2018, and the team's first playoff victory since 2010. He fell just short of becoming the first quarterback in franchise history to top 4,000 yards passing, but he did set a franchise single-season passing record in his second season.
Williams ended 2025 with 3,942 yards, 27 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
The three highlights that made the NFL’s countdown reflect exactly what made his season special. He somehow managed to accomplish the impossible when it mattered most.
As for those three plays? The ridiculous playoff touchdown pass to Cole Kmet that forced overtime against the Rams, the game-winning strike in the fourth quarter to rookie Colston Loveland, and that DJ Moore game-winner over the Packers.
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The Bears’ offense, under Ben Johnson in 2025, leaned into Williams’ strengths. Chicago finished the regular season looking like one of the league’s most explosive offenses, and the Williams' ability to create clutch plays was central to that identity.
It’s also worth noting that highlight recognition matters. The NFL’s Top 10 list isn’t just about flash; it’s about impact moments. And for Williams to occupy nearly one-third of the league’s most memorable plays says something larger about his trajectory.
He’s no longer viewed as just a promising young quarterback. He’s becoming a face-of-the-league player.
For a franchise that has long searched for sustained quarterback excellence, seeing Caleb Williams dominate a national highlight reel is a gift from the football gods.
