Caleb Williams TD to Cole Kmet: How Bears QB's spectacular throw kept Chicago's season alive

The 2025-26 Chicago Bears never stop finding a way.

After beating the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round thanks to a fourth-quarter comeback last week, Caleb Williams and the Bears were on their heels once again in Sunday's divisional round against the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew Stafford led a touchdown drive to give his squad a 17-10 lead, and Chicago got one last opportunity to get back in it.

Naturally, in a magical season for Williams full of comebacks, he engineered one of the NFL's highlights of the year by finding Cole Kmet for a game-tying touchdown on the Bears' final shot, a fourth-down from the 14-yard line.

Here's how Williams' spectacular throw forced overtime against the Rams.

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Caleb Williams TD to Cole Kmet forces overtime vs. Rams

After Kyren Williams scored a touchdown around the six-minute mark of the fourth quarter, the Rams had an opportunity to close out a win with some defensive stops. Chicago turned the ball over on downs on its first shot to tie the game, but after a Rams punt, the Bears got one last opportunity to save their season.

Williams got his team into Los Angeles territory, but with time ticking away and the Bears needing a touchdown, it appeared Chicago would need a miracle. An incompletion on 3rd & 4 set up a fourth down that would decide the game.

Of course, Williams came through, not just with a first down — but with a touchdown to Kmet that would force overtime. It came after being heavily pressured by the Rams' front, scrambling backward and running for his life, and hauling up a pass into the corner of the end zone that somehow landed in his tight end's hands.

"They've done it again!" NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico said of the Bears.

Here's another angle, showing how Williams was mere seconds away from taking a game-ending sack before his miraculous throw.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Williams' game-tying touchdown pass traveled 51.2 yards in the air, which is the longest completed pass by air distance in the red zone since 2016. It had a completion probability of 17.8%.

Kmet broke free from his defender in the end zone to haul in the massive Bears touchdown.