Caleb Williams leads Bears by Falcons in return from injury - ESPN

ATLANTA — Caleb Williams put his right hand underneath his ear as he skipped off the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a motion to encourage the raucous crowd of Chicago Bears fans on hand to get even louder.

Williams let out a guttural «Let's go!» and threw his right fist in the air following the Bears' 31-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The quarterback then made his way through the tunnel toward the visitors locker room where he posed a question to a handful of media members waiting to speak with him after he received one of two game balls in his return from a hamstring injury that had sidelined him the past three weeks.

«Y'all like that?» Williams said, smiling.

Williams didn't miss a beat in his return for the Bears (4-2) on Sunday, completing 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown and showing no physical limitations from the injury he suffered Sept. 20.

«I felt confident from the jump,» Williams said of his return. «When I get out there, I'm going to feel confident in my leg, in myself and in my guys and the O-line. So I just let it rip, let these guys go make plays for us, get first downs and score touchdowns.»

Williams said his body felt «great» postgame despite four sacks. With the Bears playing the New England Patriots on Thursday, Williams will prioritize treatment amid a quick turnaround.

«Felt great to get hit after three weeks of just rehabbing,» he said. «So [I] feel strong, feel good. Obviously got to go and take care of it this week. It's going to be a weekly thing, just taking care of it, staying up to date on it and taking care of my body.»

Chicago jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after Williams led the offense on back-to-back touchdown drives. He completed his first 12 passes, the