The Buffalo Curse, a Mega-Mailbag, QB Roulette, and Week 3 Picks
Sep 24, 2026 · 2h 7m · take 18 of 43
- Caleb Williams returns within the next couple of weeks.
“But I expect him to be back in the next couple of weeks here.”
Williams missed Weeks 3, 4 and 5 and returned on Oct. 18 (Week 6) against Atlanta, about 3.5 weeks after the podcast. That is later than the 'couple of weeks' Pelissero expected.
- Source: NBC Sports (ProFootballTalk) ↗ Caleb Williams "just let it rip" in his return from hamstring tear · Oct 18, 2026
In context
Pelissero60%. Are you saying or does he milk it for three weeks to make it clear that it was a more major injury? Well, you could go that way too. Yeah, it could
Billbe like, yeah, I actually was hurt. Look,
PelisseroI'm not playing again. It comes down to, for the Bears, it'll come down to like how functional can he be? Can he protect himself? Like there's things you can do schematically just to like, yeah, he's not going to scramble out of the pocket and make the crazy throws. Like you may have to play in rhythm, but they don't feel like he can do that this week.
Pelisserothey're not going to put him onto the field. But I expect him to be back in the next couple of weeks here. On Monday night, if he doesn't go, then it's either Tyson Bajant or Case Keenum going up against the Eagles coming off a performance where from the highs of 59 points to the lows of playing in that terrible weather against the Vikings and scoring six points and fumbling on the goal line and all that.
PelisseroYou weren't there, were you? I wasn't at that game, no. But it looked horrible.
BillYeah, I did not factor in with the bet. The under seemed like the craziest, easiest bet ever.
BillIt just didn't seem like anybody could throw the ball.
From the episode transcript around 01:22:32. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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