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And yes, if Caleb Williams was playing, things would have been different. The Bears may not have won, but the game would have been, at a minimum, significantly closer.

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Game would have been closer with Williams, but source won't use his absence as excuse.

The source acknowledges that if Caleb Williams had been playing instead of Tyson Bagent, the game would have been significantly closer, though the Bears may not have won. However, the source declines to use Williams' absence as an excuse for the Bears' poor performance, noting that when you start QB2, you don't get to blame the starter after the fact.