For the most part, the Chicago Bears and head coach Matt Eberflus enjoyed a dreadful afternoon against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. It felt like the Bears were stuck in the mud as they couldn’t overcome a middling Indy team in a deflating 21-16 loss. But if they had two bright spots, it’d be promising fellow top-10 picks Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze, the team’s foundational duo of the future.
Williams, of course, led the NFL in passing on Sunday with 363 yards, almost making up for three costly turnovers while he was pressing. Meanwhile, Odunze saw his first real breakout NFL game, catching six passes for 122 yards and a beautiful toe-tap touchdown from Williams in a late comeback effort.
The unique thing about the touchdown was that it was Williams’ first NFL touchdown pass and Odunze’s first NFL touchdown catch. That led to an amusing little game of keep-away between Odunze and his best pal after the fact:
Caleb or Rome? Who gets to keep the ball? 😂 pic.twitter.com/CAKdprZ2Hj
— NFL (@NFL) September 22, 2024
After the game, Odunze clarified who exactly would keep the milestone touchdown ball. He maintained that Williams would be a good teammate and let him take it home because Williams planned on throwing many touchdowns over the course of his NFL career, especially to Odunze:
Rome Odunze on how he and Caleb Williams will handle who gets their first TD ball: "We're going to cut it in half. He'll get the right, I'll get the left like the Twix factory. But nah, I think he's going to give me this one. He's going to have plenty in his career, a lot more…
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) September 22, 2024
That’s why these two are best friends. And at this rate, with this kind of care for one another, it looks like they’ll be tearing up the NFL together for years to come.
