Bears Quarterback Caleb Williams Leaves with Right Leg Injury
Williams was helped off the field after screaming in pain and appearing unable to put weight on his leg, with no official status update yet.
- On Sunday, September 20, 2026, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams suffered an apparent non-contact leg injury during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field.
- Williams, who led the Bears to a historic 59-37 Week 1 victory over the Carolina Panthers, had been remarkably durable throughout his three-year NFL career before the injury.
- Scrambling on a 1st-and-goal play, Williams collapsed to the turf without contact and screamed in pain before trainers carted him off the field to the locker room.
- Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent replaced Williams, but the Bears' offense struggled as a blocked Cairo Santos field goal attempt kept Chicago scoreless in the second half.
- With the Vikings leading 6-3 late in the game, the Bears face an uncertain path forward with an eight-day wait until their Monday night matchup against the Eagles.
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Williams injured as Bears shut down by Vikings
One week after piling up 59 points in a dazzling season-opening victory over Carolina, Williams and the Bears were restricted to just a single field goal at a rainswept Soldier Field. A bitterly disappointing home opener for the Bears was compounded by a worrying-looking injury to their franchise quarterback, who hobbled off in the fourth quarter before being taken back to the locker room on a medical cart. Williams had been in rampant form in l…
For the NFL season start, the Chicago Bears around Caleb Williams had 59 points for a spectacle. In week two, the Bears scored a total of three points, and Minnesota 3:9. Worse was that Quarterback Williams was seriously injured. There were big surprises elsewhere.
Bears QB Caleb Williams (leg) carted off against Vikings
By Field Level Media Sep 20 (Field Level Media) - Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams left in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings because of an apparent leg injury. Williams was injured on a non-contact play as ...
The Chicago Bears don't just have an offensively weak day against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL in Sauwetter against the local backdrop. Quarterback Caleb Williams also gets hurt and has to finish the game prematurely.
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