'Outstanding' - Bears rave over Caleb Williams' preseason debut - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore couldn't help but heap superlatives onto rookie quarterback Caleb Williams' preseason debut.

Williams' overall performance? «Outstanding,» Moore said.

The quarterback's ability to make throws on the run, which resulted in his best throw of the day, a 26-yard strike to tight end Cole Kmet? «Second to none,» the receiver claimed.

While Williams was more reserved in analyzing how he played during two series of Chicago's 33-6 win over the Buffalo Bills, the No. 1 pick walked away from his NFL debut confident about the direction he and the Bears' offense are headed.

«There's an understanding that it is preseason, that everybody's not going to show their looks and what they would do versus us and vice versa,» Williams said. «But it definitely feels good to get out there. The last time I was out there on the field other than practice was Nov. 18. You go that long without something, it's tough.

»But it's been great. The guys have made it fun, they made it easy on me — talking about our other players — they've been great from the beginning to now. My progress, I would tie my progress and support, I would count it to them. They've been great. To get out there and have the confidence that we had out there, it's only going to get better and we can't wait."

Williams completed 4 of 7 passes for 95 yards (101.8 passer rating) and ripped off a 13-yard scramble in 20 snaps (including penalties) on Saturday. His passing stats would have looked even stronger had it not been for two dropped passes.

«He went out there on the rollout that I dropped and it was a perfect ball,» Moore said. «Got to have those.»

Williams' first completion came while facing third-and-long after a holding