Bears' Offensive Line Ripped Apart As Texans Trounce Caleb Williams

Karl Rasmussen | Sep 16, 2024

Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and defensive end Danielle Hunter attempt to sack Williams during the first quarter at NRG Stadium. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The Chicago Bears suffered their first defeat of the season as rookie quarterback Caleb Williams struggled in Week 2 against the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football.

The Bears' offensive line did not hold up well against a blitz-happy Texans defense, giving Williams minimal time to navigate the pocket and find his targets. While it was far from an inspiring performance from the No. 1 pick, the problem appears more to be with his lack of adequate protection.

Williams was sacked seven times in Week 2, losing 40 yards from sacks alone. The rookie quarterback took 11 hits in the game and faced 36 total pressures as DeMeco Ryans didn't hesitate to send his defenders on the blitz whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Williams ended his second NFL game without a touchdown pass for the second straight week, having completed 23 of 37 pass attempts for 174 yards and two interceptions.

Football fans who tuned into the primetime game saw a lackluster showing from Williams, but an even worse performance from the offensive line. With Williams constantly under duress, fans voiced their complaints over Chicago's inadequate protection in the trenches.

"The Bears are missing Keenan Allen"

Nah bro, they are missing an offensive line

— Dave (@dave_bfr) September 16, 2024

it's coaching malpractice to continue to put Caleb Williams behind that offensive line.

— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) September 16, 2024

I'm only half joking when I say that the Bears offensive line should have to face prison time after this game

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) September 16, 2024

Me watching the Bears offensive line just let Caleb get destroyed pic.twitter.com/xDz2S8Vj6i

— Morgan Moriarty (@Morgan_Moriarty) September 16, 2024

Look the bottom line is that until the Bears interior offensive line learns to pickup a stunt, games are going to keep looking like this.

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) September 16, 2024

This offensive line situation just is not remotely acceptable with trying to develop a rookie QB- or trying to get a semblance of a run game going.

It just cannot continue like this. You can't let what's essentially your franchise get *blasted* for 15 more games.

— Matt Clapp (@DaBearNecess) September 16, 2024

The fact that the Bears only lost by 6 points on the road vs a legit Super Bowl contender is good news.

Defense was bright spot but you HAVE to fix that Offensive Line if you want to give Caleb any chance.

— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) September 16, 2024

They never hit like this in the Pac12. pic.twitter.com/jfmkpKcenu

— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) September 16, 2024

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