By now, the pattern is impossible to ignore. When the moment gets big — when the margin disappears and the season teeters — Caleb Williams doesn’t just survive it. He owns it.

Saturday night’s wild-card win over Green Bay wasn’t clean, efficient, or linear. The Bears’ offense sputtered early, fell behind 21–3, and spent most of the first half searching for traction. Williams’ final stat line reflects some of that turbulence: 24-for-48, 361 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions. But it also completely misses the point. Because once the game demanded answers, Williams provided them, over and over again.

After halftime, and especially when the fourth quarter arrived, the quarterback flipped the night on its head. Williams finished the second half 16-of-31 for 283 yards, two touchdowns, and a 91.2 passer rating — and then took it another level in the fourth quarter, when the Bears scored 25 points to complete the comeback. In that stretch alone, he threw for 184 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions, and posted a 110.0 passer rating. Seven Big Time Throws, per PFF — more than Patrick Mahomes has produced in any single playoff run, let alone one game.

That’s not noise. That’s identity.

And if you’re wondering whether this is becoming a Packers-specific problem, the numbers say it is. In two wins over Green Bay this season, Williams has totaled 359 yards and four touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime alone — without throwing a single interception. After the game, standing in the locker room, Williams summed it up perfectly: “You make your money in the regular season. The playoffs are for your name. For our legacy.”

With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the throws that turned another impossible night into another defining chapter.

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