On the opening possession of the second half Sunday night, Caleb Williams had the ball in his hands with a chance to lead a go-ahead touchdown drive. It was third-and-3 from the 37-yard line, and Williams had a window of opportunity to hit the kind of big play the Chicago Bears offense so desperately needs.

The trolls are circling the wagons on the Caleb Williams era in Chicago. Tweets about how his off-schedule plays might’ve worked in the Pac-12 but won’t work in the NFL. You’ve probably seen others saying this isn’t much different from the Justin Fields era so far — Williams probably didn’t help much after making that same exasperated face Fields used to on the bench during his most miserable moments.

Theoretically, Williams doesn’t yet need to be the reason they win, and he definitely wasn’t Sunday as they wrested momentum from the Titans late and escaped with a 24-17 victory to open the season. The Bears’ only touchdowns came on defense and special teams, and their three scoring drives — all Cairo Santos field goals — averaged 24 yards.