The NFL’s Top 100 Plays Were Revealed. Two Of The Top 5 Belong To Caleb Williams

The Chicago Bears have a long, storied history of incredible plays and moments. You had the George Wilson block in the 1940 NFL championship game, the Walter Payton run against Kansas City in 1977, William Perry’s touchdown in 1985, or Mike Browns pick-six against San Francisco in 2001. Last year felt like the franchise packed a decade’s worth of such moments into one season, and most of them came at the hands of quarterback Caleb Williams. The only question was how many of those plays made the top 100 list according to the NFL itself?

Quite a few, as it turns out, but nothing told the story of Williams’ electric coming-out party like the list’s end. The NFL might as well just name it the Caleb Williams Showcase. He didn’t just crack the top five. He owned it. Two plays made the cut. Both were instantly memorable, and both unsurprisingly came in the final seconds to cap an incredible comeback.

#5 – Caleb Williams to Colston Loveland in Cincinnati

The context of this throw makes it even better. Most people probably forgot that Chicago held the lead 41-27 with under two minutes to play. Then Joe Flacco put up 15 points in 49 seconds to put the Bengals ahead 42-41. It was another in a long line of epic late-game collapses by the Bears. The mood on the sideline was cemetery-like. However, Williams wasn’t out of it yet. There were 54 seconds left. A field goal could win it. All the Bears had to do was get down the field to within 50 yards for a chance.

That throw by Williams to Loveland did exactly that. Had the tight end gone down as most probably expected, the Bears would’ve drained the rest of the clock and let Cairo Santos kick it. Instead, the 1st round pick decided to erase any doubts by bouncing off two defenders and showcasing his underrated speed in a race to the end zone. Keep in mind, this win came right after the Bears were soundly beaten in Baltimore by Ty Huntley. A second straight loss, especially with how it almost happened, might’ve torpedoed their season.

#1 – Walk-off to D.J. Moore against the Packers

You knew it would be this one. There was no shortage of incredible Caleb Williams moments this season. You had the flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden against Dallas. There was the scramble touchdown against New York or the insane 4th and 8 conversion in the wild card round while rolling to his left that saved the season. Let’s not forget the long retreat and touchdown to Cole Kmet against the Rams. However, no touchdown better defined the 2025 Bears than Williams’ bomb to D.J. to finally exorcize those Green Bay Packers demons.

Remember the backdrop. Going into this game, the Bears had lost 17 of their last 19 games against their longtime rivals. Then the Packers asserted themselves early, going up 16-3. Williams led the team on a spirited rally, aided by a wild onside kick, and tied the game to force overtime. Then, after a defensive stop, the Bears had the ball with a chance to win it. Once again, it wasn’t about the field goal. On 1st and 10 from Green Bay’s 46, Williams looked for the kill.

Perfect throw.

Incredible catch.

Iconic “Iceman” celebration to close out the night.