**(3) Johnson raved about Caleb Williams' athleticism and versatility, which allowed the coach to call two trick plays that resulted in the quarterback catching passes.**
Williams had two receptions, a 2-yard touchdown from receiver DJ Moore and a 20-yard catch from backup quarterback Tyson Bagent. In the process, Williams became the first player in NFL history to compile at least 275 yards passing, 50 yards rushing and 20 yards receiving in a game.
"He is a great athlete," Johnson said. "He can beat you any number of ways: Traditional quarterback play in the pocket. Really strong arm. Can throw the ball down the field. But also his legs add another element to the equation. We saw it yesterday. He had 53 yards on the ground, which was really encouraging to see.
"That helped us extend some drives, and we needed it at certain times, so that was awesome. It worked out that way to where we were able to take advantage of that defense just a little bit, get them outnumbered on one side of the field and get the ball to him. It was good. He came through for us."
Johnson also liked what he saw from Williams in the pocket. The USC product completed 20 of 34 passes for 280 yards with three TDs and a 114.8 passer rating.
"There's a number of things that I was pretty pleased with," Johnson said. "It's looking more like I want it to look, that he wants it to look like."
The Bears coach cited one of example of Williams going through his progressions before dumping off the ball to a back.
"That to me is what we want this quarterback to look like as he's playing within the timing and the rhythm of this offense and trusting his feet to take him through the progressions," Johnson said. "Something for us to build on. There's a couple that we can continue to clean up. \[But\] he's starting to play faster.
"The more reps we're getting on some of these concepts, he's understanding the intent, the coverages that we're really looking to get and if we're not getting those coverages, can we quickly get to No. 2, No. 3, or even look to run with that ball? It's coming along nicely."