CHICAGO
Record: 2-2
Week 5 result: Bye
Points per game: 25.3 (10th)
Points allowed per game: 29.3 (28th)
Key stat: Chicago has a 128.66 passer rating when defenses blitz this season. Quarterback Caleb Williams' six touchdown passes in those situations leads the NFL and he has zero interceptions when blitzed.
Quotable: "It's been really consistent," head coach Ben Johnson told chicagobears.com of his working relationship with Williams. "We don't really waver, either one of us. We meet every day, and we go over the plan. We go over things that are on our mind. It's really critical for our relationship that we continue to have open and honest communication, and we've been very good with that."
Twentyman: Chicago is getting good play out of Williams, which was expected with Johnson coming over from Detroit and infusing some life, creativity and discipline into the Bears' offense. But defensively, Chicago can't continue at its current pace and expect to be in the mix in the NFC North when it's all said and done. Opponents are averaging nearly 30 points per game, though that's obviously skewed a little bit by the 52 points the Lions dropped on them Week 2. Getting healthy on defense will go a long way to playing better on that side of the football moving forward.
Next up: at Washington (3-2), Mon., Oct. 13, 8:15 p.m.