Bears Drama, Vikings Concerns, and a Night of NFL Overreactions

The Monday night game was a rout as the Los Angeles Rams finally got into the win column, with Matthew Stafford throwing four touchdown passes against a Giants team that had just beaten the Cowboys. But the real story of the night came out of Chicago, where Bears quarterback Caleb Williams went from what looked like a season-ending injury to a possible week-to-week situation — and the entire spectacle has become a debate about NFL injury theater.

The Caleb Williams Hamstring Spectacle

Caleb Williams was scrambling midway through the fourth quarter of Chicago's 9-3 loss to Minnesota when he pulled up with a right hamstring injury. The scene that followed was dramatic: Williams was helped off on a cart, a towel over his head, then dramatically removed the towel, unleashed what sounded like a primal scream, and pumped his fist in the air — a moment Ben Maller compared to the iconic photograph of Donald Trump after the assassination attempt.