CHICAGO — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams left Sunday’s Week 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter with an apparent right-leg injury while scrambling, was carted to the locker room unable to put weight on the right leg, and was officially ruled OUT with a right hamstring injury, according to FOX Sports, Heavy, and NBC Sports.

On first-and-goal at the Vikings’ 6-yard line, Williams scrambled left on a play-action pass, went down in clear pain, and needed help from medical staff before a cart took him off with a towel over his head, FOX Sports reported. FOX noted Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman tripped him up before he rolled on the ground; Heavy and other sideline reports described the moment as a non-contact injury in the scramble context after his right leg was compromised. Do not invent MRI results or a weeks-out timeline — those are not public.

The Bears announced the right hamstring diagnosis near the end of the game; FOX’s broadcast and team messaging matched that ruling, Heavy reported. NBC Sports’ fantasy desk separately said the club had announced the right-leg issue as a hamstring problem. After the game, head coach Ben Johnson told reporters Williams was “in good spirits” and that the team won’t know how serious the injury is until Monday, per FOX Sports — severity and return timeline remain unknown as of Sunday evening, Sept. 20, 2026.

Backup Tyson Bagent entered for Williams. Minnesota led 6–3 when Williams left; the Vikings finished with a 9–3 win in a rainy Soldier Field defensive slog with no touchdowns, Heavy and NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk confirmed. Williams was 15-of-26 for 138 yards with an interception and five carries for 42 yards when he exited (FOX / NBC). Bagent could not finish the red-zone chance; Cairo Santos’ short field-goal try was blocked in the sequence FOX described, and NBC’s Myles Simmons noted Bagent was later sacked on fourth-and-2 from the Vikings’ 12 to end the game.

Williams had lit up Week 1 with 269 passing yards and four total touchdowns in a 59–37 win over Carolina; Sunday’s rain-and-defense game was a different look. Minnesota improved to 2–0 with Carson Wentz starting for injured Kyler Murray; Chicago fell to 1–1 and faces the Eagles next — with Bagent widely expected to start if Williams cannot go, per NBC Sports’ analysis. That Week 3 projection is reporting context, not a Bears medical clearance.

Hamstring strains can range from short absences to multi-week IR stays; none of that has been confirmed here. Attribute the OUT ruling and “until Monday” caution to the Bears/FOX/NBC desk chain, keep the final 9–3 score, and leave severity blank until the club says more.

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