CINCINNATI -- You could read Caleb Williams' face like a book once he stepped up to the podium for his post-practice press conference following the joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Chicago Bears' starting quarterback looked unhappy.

Maybe it was because a hot and physical practice ended on a Williams interception with the offense backed up near its own end zone. Tight end Colston Loveland was the intended target on the play. 

"I gotta bring the ball down," Williams said. "I left it up top too much. Released it too high. Trying to move. Then I got some pressure on the back side and just tried to check it down, get the drive going. We had a minute and 58 or whatever, we just had the two-minute and so just trying to get the drive going, get things going, ended up missing, it got tipped up because I threw it a little bit too high. Just trying to find a way to help the backside if I can do anything in stepping up or getting the ball out faster, so we’re going to go look at that."

The tape from Thursday's joint practice will be a great reminder that this Bears team still has plenty of work to do. 

Here are my notes from the Bears' 17th training camp practice of the summer. 

I started off the day watching the Bears' offensive line go up against the Bengals' defensive line in 1 on 1s. 

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After watching the offensive and defensive lines go out to start practice, I made my way to down to the opposite side of the field to go watch Caleb Williams and the pass catchers. 

I caught some final snaps of the 7-on-7 period. 

Williams extended the plays to his left after he could't find anyone open and dirted the ball. I was close to the Bengals' sideline and could hear them yelling, "Oh, yeah. Nothin. Nothin."

Backup quarterback Case Keenum got an opportunity before the drills transitioned to 11-on-11s. Keenum connected for a touchdown to Zavion Thomas. Those two had a nice day on Thursday. Keenum also threw a touchdown to Ray-Ray McCloud III. 

The first snap in the 11-on-11 period started with a failed quarterback-center exchange. The offense responded on the next play with an explosive touchdown to Rome Odunze on the left side. The Bears' wide receiver ran a stop route, working back to the football, and broke a tackle from the Bengals' defender. Odunze showed off the speed and scored a touchdown from well over 40 yards out

After a minimal gain on the ground from D'Andre Swift, the Bears' running back got another opportunity, running to the left side for a 10-plus yard run. Rookie tight end Sam Roush had a good block on the play, and one of the coaches yelled out, "Hell yeah, Sam!"

Williams completed a pass to Kalif Raymond near the left sideline. The Bears' quarterback dropped the ball perfectly over the underneath defender. Good protection on the play. 

One note I had from the Bears' second-team offense was a screen being blown up. Wills couldn't get to his landmark to execute a block and Roush didn't have much of a chance on the reception. 

I tweeted about this series shorty after it ended. I was able to do that because Williams and the first-team offense didn't complete a pass. Here's a snapshot of how this four-play series went, not including the defensive pass interference penalty. 

The next time the Bears' first-team offense took the field, Williams hit Raymond for a good gain on an inbreaking route in the middle of the field. Excellent timing on the pass. 

Backup running back Salvon Ahmed had a nice run down the left side, showing some speed and elusiveness on the play. Swift also gained some good yardage off a screen pass to the left side and showed his explosive speed. As the offense was gaining momentum, defensive tackle Jonathan Allen put it to a stop, winning quickly up the middle to stop the play before it even had a chance. 

I promise I'll share some defensive takeaways, but I'll finish with all of offensive notes first. Case Keenum connected with Zavion Thomas for a touchdown in the back right corner of the end zone. He elevated and showed soft hands on the play. 

The Bears' first-team offense took over in the low red zone from 10 yards out. 

In a different offensive series on the opposite field from my vantage point, the first-team offense started off hot with a big play to Raymond in the middle of the field. Williams actually had time and completed the pass. 

Odunze ran a vertical route down the right sideline and it looked like there was pass interference because Odunze broke his stride while he was down field. No flag was thrown and Williams' pass fell incomplete. 

On the next rep, there was pressure off the edges and Williams threw off his back foot towards Raymond and the pass fell incomplete. 

Then the Bears tried to connect on a screen pass to the left, but Dexter Lawrence didn't let that happen. He tipped the pass up in the air and intercepted Williams. 

On the next offensive series, Williams extended the play and found Loveland for a short gain to his right. Lawrence had a sack on the second play. He came free up the middle somehow. Then on fourth-and-5, the Bears turned the ball over on downs with an incomplete pass in Jahdae Walker's direction.