CHICAGO FANS WERE MAKING D-ROSE/CALEB WILLIAMS EDITS OVER A PULLED HAMMY

Caleb Williams had a clear lane to the end zone on first-and-goal Sunday, pulled up with nobody touching him, and screamed loud enough that Soldier Field went quiet. Two trainers walked him off. Then came the medical tent, the cart, the towel over the face, and a fist pump to the crowd like a slain gladiator on the way into the tunnel. Chicago lost 9-3 and spent the night planning a funeral. Monday's MRI said Grade 1 hamstring strain. No tear. Ben Johnson called him week to week and hasn't ruled him out for Monday night against the Eagles. Williams was reportedly already walking around the locker room on a slight limp. The sympathy died with the diagnosis. Will Compton, nine years an NFL linebacker, posted that you can't scream like that and get carted off for a hamstring. Emmanuel Acho said crying after an NFL injury is sacred. Dave Portnoy took his swings on a podcast. Kyle Long, whose own Bears career got chopped short by injuries, told Compton to shut the fuck up, and Maxx Crosby said a hamstring letting go will freak anybody out in the moment. Then Monday night, Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart took a hit to his left knee, limped off under his own power, and begged to go back in. The internet crowned him the tough one by lunch. Tuesday's testing showed the knee is worse than feared and he could miss the rest of the season. I still think New York fans would rather be in Chicago's situation.

Why you should give a shit: The loud one is week to week and the quiet one might be out until next fall, so maybe stop grading quarterbacks on scream volume and wait the 18 hours for the MRI.