Before halftime in Week 9, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had 3 interceptions.
It is the first time in his career that Williams has thrown that many picks, and it is his first game since Week 3 of his rookie season in 2024 with multiple INTs in a single contest.
And yet, despite that and some other unfortunate occurrences, the Bears still defeated the Buccaneers 27-24 to move to 7-2 on the 2026 season
Caleb Williams Throws 4 INTs, Bears Still Beat Buccaneers
Bears QB Caleb Williams 4 INTs in Win vs Buccaneers.
Williams’ first pick came in the second quarter on a second-and-21 play as the third-year QB looked to connect with Rome Odunze down the field in the end zone. His second came one series later, but on his next pass attempt on a first-and-10 from Tampa’s 35-yard line.
On that one, Williams was attempting to find Luther Burden III with a throw that was not particularly close amid a hit on the QB.
Williams’ third pick came one play after his defense intercepted Buccaneers QB Baker Mayield.
That pick, thrown on a first-and-10 from the Bears 26-yard line, was bad enough. And the Bears were fortunate to take an 11-point lead into halftime at 17-6, with the Buccaneers driving for a field goal to end the half.
However, the Bears offense, which started hot with two TDs on their first two drives, continued to struggle after the break.
That is without including Williams’ fourth interception, which occurred in the third quarter.
Attempting to connect with Burden again, the ball went deflected out of the second-year receiver’s hands–possibly with help from his defender–and into the hands of Buccaneers linebacker Alex Anzalone.
Williams threw his 4 INTs to three different Buccaneers, with cornerback Zyon McCollum snagging two of them.
Williams has set records for protecting the football, but Sunday was a rough night.
His picks were of different varieties–deflections, failed throwaways, poor passes, and bad reads–adding to the striking nature of the uncharacteristic showing under the bright lights of primetime.
Williams had more interceptions in this game than he had in his nine other primetime outings (3) in his career so far.
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