Bears quarterback Caleb Williams grimaces in pain after going down during a run in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) slides to the turf on a run in which he suffered an injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)- Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is carted off the field after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) gives a thumbs up as he is carted off the field after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) is helped off the field after being injured in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. The Vikings beat the Bears 9 to 3. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) is attended to by medical staff after suffering an injury in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears defensive end Grady Jarrett (50) and Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat (98) confer on a crucial third down play on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson Sr. (29) tips a pass away from Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) in the third quarter on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears safety Dillon Thieneman (31) and defensive end Austin Booker (94) celebrate a third quarter sack by cornerback Malik Muhammad II (24), left, on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) catches a long pass in front of Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (29) in the first quarter of a game at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) scrambles past Chicago Bears defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (90) in the first quarter of a game at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) catches a crucial pass in the fourth quarter thrown by Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent (17) on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. The Vikings beat the Bears 9 to 3. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) can’t catch a pass thrown by quarterback Carson Wentz (11) after being held by Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson Sr. (29) in the fourth quarter on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson looks out onto the field late in the fourth quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears safety Dillon Thieneman, right, helps to break up a pass for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson in the end zone in the first quarter of a game at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears defensive end Austin Booker (94) sacks Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) during the second quarter on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Bears quarterback Caleb Williams gets called for intentional grounding during the second quarter while being pursued by Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) warms up for a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Fans wearing Caleb Williams jerseys wait to enter Soldier Field before a game between the Bears and Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears fans Michael DiBartolomeo, left, and his son, Dixon DiBartolomeo, both of Rio Vista, Texas, arrive at Soldier Field for some tailgating before the start of a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, in Chicago. Despite the distance from Chicago, they are season ticket holders. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Vegim Begolli wears a shirt featuring Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson while tailgating outside of Soldier Field in Chicago before a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Mike Carfagnini tailgates outside of Soldier Field in Chicago before a game between the Chicago Bears and the in Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- A Caleb Williams inflatable tube man is seen in a parking lot as people tailgate outside of Soldier Field in Chicago before a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- A Caleb Williams fan watches players warm up for a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Republican nominee for Illinois governor Darren Bailey, right, has a laugh with fans while campaigning outside of Soldier Field in Chicago before a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) warms-up before the start of a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears guard Jordan McFadden (74), right, warms-up before the start of a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson and quarterback Caleb Williams (18) stand on the field during warmups for a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze warms up for a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Bears fans descend upon Soldier Field in Chicago before a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
- The field crew pulls the tarps off the field at Soldier Field before the start of a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams grimaces in pain after going down during a run in the fourth quarter against the Vikings on Sept. 20, 2026, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
ExpandWeek 2 recap: Chicago Bears lose QB Caleb Williams to a hamstring injury and fall 9-3 to Minnesota Vikings
Caleb Williams' injury put a further damper on a slog of a game for the Chicago Bears offense, one week after it scored 59 points in the season opener.
