Story by (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/TNS)Sean Hammond, Chicago TribuneSun, December 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM UTC·5 min readCaleb Williams launched the ball from the far side of the 50-yard line. For the players on the field, and for the 60,152 fans in the stands Saturday night at Soldier Field, the ball floated seemingly forever.“I feel like it hung in the air for maybe 10 or 15 seconds,” center Drew Dalman said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdded rookie tight end Colston Loveland: “It felt like slow-motion.”One man had a different opinion of what it felt like watching the ball in the air.“Scary,” said DJ Moore, who was beneath the ball as it came back down to earth. The football landed perfectly in Moore’s waiting arms. The veteran receiver crumpled into a heap with Packers cornerback with Keisean Nixon draped all over him, but Moore held onto the ball for a 46-yard touchdown.
