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ArticleCaleb Williams Week 1 QB Grade: Bears @ Panthers Film Breakdown
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Williams finishes Week 1 with final grades of 1st Half (6.60) / 2nd Half (-0.30) / Game (6.30), earning a "Great" grade to open the 2026 campaign. That 6.60 first-half grade is also the highest grade I've given out for any individual half since I began grading. Among every game I've graded, this performance ranks in the 93rd percentile, it also is his second highest graded game in his career, and his best graded game since week 10 in 2025, against the Giants.
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Williams' 6.30 game grade and 6.60 first-half grade rank among his career best.

Williams earned a 6.30 game grade (Great) in Week 1 against Carolina, with a 6.60 first-half grade that is the highest individual half grade the source has given since beginning to grade. His 93rd percentile performance ranks as his second-highest graded game in his career and best since Week 10 2025 against the Giants. Among five QBs graded this season (Williams, Cam Ward, Jayden Daniels, Jordan Love, Tyler Shough), Williams finished first in Week 1.

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