Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears went toe to toe with CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football. Williams and the Bears offense struggled, but there's light at the end of tunnel.

C.J. Stroud pulled Caleb Williams in for a conversation following the Houston Texans' 19-13 win over the Chicago Bears. He told the No. 1 overall pick, "Good job out there," and to "stop taking those

That's why 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback C.J. Stroud pulled a dejected Williams aside postgame to offer him words of encouragement, via NFL Films. Stroud's message was that once Williams cleans up his mistakes, he has the ability to be great.

Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud gave an inspiring message to Bears QB Caleb Williams after their Week 2 clash on Sunday Night Football.

On Sunday, former USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams made his first NFL regular season start for the Chicago Bears. After being selected with the No. 1 pick

Williams was sacked seven times and hit 11 times in the 19-13 loss to the Texans. He was pressured plenty of other times as the Texans blitzed relentlessly, which contributed to interceptions on back-to-back drives in the second half and the Bears had four three-and-outs over the course of the evening.

After a Week 1 where two of the Chicago Bears' three phases earned their A+, the Bears came back down to earth. Here are our grades from Sunday Night.

It seemed fairly innocent at the time, but soon it became a battle between whether Williams was deferential enough to Stroud, or if Stroud had any business trying to give him advice after beating him