Caleb Williams Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Vikings

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will take on the team with last season's 28th-ranked passing defense, the Minnesota Vikings (242 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

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Caleb Williams Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings
• Game Date: September 8, 2025
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 15.3
• Projected Passing Yards: 198.97
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.25
• Projected Rushing Yards: 28.03
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.22

Projections provided by numberFire

Williams 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 22nd overall and 16th at his position, Williams accumulated 254.5 fantasy points (15.0 per game) in 2024.
• Williams accumulated 28.6 fantasy points -- 23-of-29 (79.3%), 226 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT; 4 carries, 56 yards -- in Week 6 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, which was his best game last year.
• In Week 12 against the Minnesota Vikings, Williams recorded 26.9 fantasy points (his second-highest total of the season), with these numbers: 32-of-47 (68.1%), 340 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; 6 carries, 33 yards.
• In his worst game of the season, Williams ended up with 6.3 fantasy points -- 16-of-30 (53.3%), 120 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs. That was in Week 10 versus the New England Patriots.
• In his second-worst game of the season (Week 17 versus the Seattle Seahawks), Williams finished with 6.6 fantasy points -- 16-of-28 (57.1%), 122 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT; 5 carries, 37 yards.

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Vikings Defensive Performance

• Minnesota gave up over 300 passing yards to five QBs last year.
• The Vikings allowed at least one passing TD to 13 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Minnesota last season, six players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Vikings last year, just three players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Minnesota last season, eight players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• In terms of pass defense, the Vikings allowed a touchdown reception to 22 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Minnesota allowed only two players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run defense, the Vikings allowed only three players to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Minnesota last season, nine players rushed for at least one TD.
• Only two players rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game against the Vikings last year.

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