There is just one game remaining in our Caleb Madness Bracket, where you, the Chicago Bears fan, determine Caleb Williams’ best play of the 2025 season. There were so many to choose from, it was tough to narrow it down to 16, but the cream has risen to the top, and there are just two plays left. Voting on the best play of the season will begin on Monday morning.
Let’s take a look at the bracket and see how things have played out so far:
The two final plays standing aren’t too surprising. Cole Kmet’s
game-tying touchdown against the LA Rams, Caleb Williams’ fadeback and heave that even Sean McVay admitted might have been the greatest play he’s ever seen on a football field, advanced to the finals. It will face DJ Moore’s game-winning catch in overtime against the Green Bay Packers.
I’ve kept the seeds I created quiet because I didn’t want to persuade anyone’s opinion, but this matchup is actually my 1 vs 3 seed.
Kmet is the 1 seed; it’s tough not to make it that, but I had the “Jumpman” throw to Rome Odunze on fourth down as the two seed. That is one of the greatest playoff throws in NFL history. The athleticism, the fact that it was fourth down, the ridiculousness of getting it to Odunze, who was surrounded by four Packers players, and quite simply, if that pass isn’t completed, the Bears’ season is over. There is never even a chance for Caleb to do what he did against the Rams; to me, that’s why it was the 2 seed.
That’s not a knock on the Moore TD. Tom Brady called it his favorite play of the season. It’s incredible and, in a way, truly launched the “Iceman” nickname into the stratosphere. Both plays were against the Packers, so you can eliminate that factor. This was a game-winner in overtime, it was crucial for the Bears’ drive to a division title, but I think there was more to the throw to Odunze than the one to Moore.
Amazing, we can even have that debate on two incredible throws. But the fans disagreed with me, and the DJ Moore play advances.
Again, voting will begin Monday morning, so check out @BillTZimmerman on Twitter/X to vote, or you can wait until the article drops at Windy City Gridiron.
