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

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will meet the Carolina Panthers -- whose passing defense was ranked 15th in the NFL last year (203.9 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Williams a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Panthers? More stats and information can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Caleb Williams Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.4
• Projected Passing Yards: 233.23
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.60
• Projected Rushing Yards: 19.26
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.20

Projections provided by numberFire

Williams 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In Week 9 last season against the Cincinnati Bengals, Williams posted a season-best 36.7 fantasy points, with this stat line: 20-of-34 (58.8%), 280 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs; 5 carries, 53 yards.
• In Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys, Williams recorded 29.1 fantasy points (his second-highest total of the year), with this stat line: 19-of-28 (67.9%), 298 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs.
• In Week 7 versus the New Orleans Saints, Williams finished with a season-low 4.7 fantasy points, thanks to this stat line: 15-of-26 (57.7%), 172 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the year, Williams finished with 9.5 points -- 17-of-36 (47.2%), 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. That was in Week 13 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Panthers Defensive Performance

• Against Carolina, no quarterbacks totaled more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• The Panthers allowed at least one passing touchdown to 13 opposing QBs last season.
• Against Carolina last season, five players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Last season, the Panthers allowed just two players to throw for at least three TDs in a game.
• Versus Carolina last season, five players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Panthers last season, 19 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Carolina allowed two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to only one player last season.
• In the run game, four players compiled more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Panthers last season.
• On the ground, Carolina allowed 16 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the running game, the Panthers allowed four players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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