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ArticleCaleb Williams Week 1 QB Grade: Bears @ Panthers Film Breakdown
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Williams averaged a 9.0% Poor Play Rate in 2025 compared to a 7.6% Big Play Rate. He's off to a much better start in both categories this season, recording just two poor plays across 43 graded plays while producing five big plays against Carolina.
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Williams cut poor play rate in half while nearly doubling big play rate vs. 2025.

Williams posted a 4.7% Poor Play Rate and 11.6% Big Play Rate in Week 1, a significant improvement from his 2025 season averages of 9.0% PPR and 7.6% BPR; he recorded just two poor plays across 43 graded plays while producing five big plays, including his elite 22-yard touchdown to Cole Kmet.

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