most passing yards in a rookie season for a chicago bears qb

Caleb Williams has the most passing yards by a rookie Bears quarterback, with 3,541 yards in 2024.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Caleb Williams
C. Williams
3,541
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
2Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
2,193
2017
CHI CHI
12
196
330
59.4
6.6
182.8
7
7
77.5
2.1
2.1
31
196
3Justin Fields
J. Fields
1,870
2021
CHI CHI
12
159
270
58.9
6.9
155.8
7
10
73.2
2.6
3.7
36
264
4Kyle Orton
K. Orton
1,869
2005
CHI CHI
15
190
368
51.6
5.1
124.6
9
13
59.7
2.4
3.5
30
190
5Jim McMahon
J. McMahon
1,501
1982
CHI CHI
8
120
210
57.1
7.1
187.6
9
7
79.9
4.3
3.3
27
196
6Cade McNown
C. McNown
1,465
1999
CHI CHI
15
127
235
54.0
6.2
97.7
8
10
66.7
3.4
4.3
18
94
7Zeke Bratkowski
Z. Bratkowski
1,087
1954
CHB CHB
12
67
130
51.5
8.4
90.6
8
17
60.8
6.2
13.1
8Charlie O'Rourke
C. O'Rourke
951
1942
CHB CHB
11
37
88
42.0
10.8
86.5
11
16
82.1
12.5
18.2
9Bob Avellini
B. Avellini
942
1975
CHI CHI
8
67
126
53.2
7.5
117.8
6
11
57.0
4.8
8.7
13
144
10Tyson Bagent
T. Bagent
859
2023
CHI CHI
5
94
143
65.7
6.0
171.8
3
6
71.4
2.1
4.2
5
35
11Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
773
1969
CHI CHI
11
68
148
45.9
5.2
70.3
5
8
50.9
3.4
5.4
37
312
12Virgil Carter
V. Carter
769
1968
CHI CHI
7
55
122
45.1
6.3
109.9
4
5
59.8
3.3
4.1
13Craig Krenzel
C. Krenzel
718
2004
CHI CHI
6
59
127
46.5
5.7
119.7
3
6
52.5
2.4
4.7
23
158
14Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
611
1948
CHB CHB
9
36
66
54.5
9.3
67.9
6
3
97.5
9.1
4.5
15Gary Huff
G. Huff
525
1973
CHI CHI
8
54
126
42.9
4.2
65.6
3
8
36.6
2.4
6.3
22
180
16Rex Grossman
R. Grossman
437
2003
CHI CHI
3
38
72
52.8
6.1
145.7
2
1
74.8
2.8
1.4
4
41
17Tommy O'Connell
T. O'Connell
437
1953
CHB CHB
12
33
67
49.3
6.5
36.4
1
4
50.4
1.5
6.0
18Doug Flutie
D. Flutie
361
1986
CHI CHI
4
23
46
50.0
7.8
90.3
3
2
80.1
6.5
4.3
6
30
19Young Bussey
Y. Bussey
353
1941
CHB CHB
10
13
40
32.5
8.8
35.3
5
3
74.3
12.5
7.5
20Mike Hohensee
M. Hohensee
343
1987
CHI CHI
2
28
52
53.8
6.6
171.5
4
1
92.1
7.7
1.9
3
19
21Nick Sacrinty
N. Sacrinty
299
1947
CHB CHB
11
15
48
31.3
6.2
27.2
5
3
62.8
10.4
6.3
22Bobby Layne
B. Layne
232
1948
CHB CHB
11
16
52
30.8
4.5
21.1
3
2
49.5
5.8
3.8
23Henry Burris
H. Burris
207
2002
CHI CHI
6
18
51
35.3
4.1
34.5
3
5
28.4
5.9
9.8
4
20
24George Blanda
G. Blanda
197
1949
CHB CHB
12
9
21
42.9
9.4
16.4
0
5
37.3
0.0
23.8
25Moses Moreno
M. Moreno
166
1998
CHI CHI
2
19
43
44.2
3.9
83.0
1
0
62.7
2.3
0.0
2
16
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PPG

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OPP PPG

26.5

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RUSH YDS/G

142.3

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PASS YDS/G

237.9

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
Lions Lions
7
4
0
.636
Vikings Vikings
4
7
0
.364
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
12/7
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

6 - 5

28

Final

31

CHI Bears

8 - 3

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM