Caleb Williams did it again.

First and foremost, the Bears quarterback got through another game healthy. Williams’ injured hamstring was healthy enough for him to rush for 18 yards while avoiding the Patriots’ rush. He was nifty. He was smooth. He stayed out of harm’s way for the second time in five days.

Safety Kyler Gordon did not have back-to-back three-sack games, but he did add one more in another disruptive effort. Linebacker D’Marco Jackson stepped in beautifully for T.J. Edwards with a key interception in the red zone.

Kicker Cairo Santos missed a 53-yard field goal before connecting for a career-high 58-yarder to seal the Bears’ 30-24 win against the New England Patriots on Thursday night.

All three phases contributed. On to the grades.

Quarterback: A

Caleb Williams is raising the bar for what is possible this season.

Williams has now come back from a serious injury and put together the best two-game stretch of his career (613 yards passing, three touchdown passes, zero interceptions). He was 52-for-69 in the two games (75.4 percent).

What makes those numbers even more impressive is that Williams did it without the usual threat of his legs. Both the Patriots and the Falcons had to know that Williams was not going to take off like he normally does. Williams ran 10 times in the opener at Carolina. He ran nine times combined in the last two games.

Perhaps that will be a formula he will continue to follow after the mini-bye next Monday night at Seattle. But the threat of running should be back in full.

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