Caleb Williams dropped back on second-and-13 from the Falcons' 14-yard line and felt the pocket close from the edges, so he stepped up in the pocket and rolled right. He look downfield as he kept moving right and fired a pass across his body to Colston Loveland. The Bears' tight end got his hands on the ball before two Falcons defenders closed in on him and crossed the goal line. 

Bears start the game with a 10 play, 67-yard drive that ended with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Williams to Loveland.

After the Bears' opening drive of the game, the TV broadcast showed Williams dapping up his offensive line, fired up on the sideline. 

Williams talked about his emotions on Thursday when discussing his hamstring injury he sustained in Week 2 that sidelined him for three games. 

He said playing football is what he loves to do, and it "puts a smile on" his face. It's "everything" to him 

Those emotions were on full display in the Bears' 31-23 win over the Falcons on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 

Here are the five players who raised or lowered their stock in Week 6. 

It's been 28 days since the last time Caleb Williams suited up for the Chicago Bears. If you were under a rock for that time and missed nearly a month of Bears football, but watched the opening drive against the Atlanta Falcons, you would have thought he didn't miss any time at all. 

The Bears' quarterback set a new career high for himself after completing his first 12 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown pass. 

Williams delivered accurate passes to his playmakers and helped create explosive plays downfield. His 23-yard completion to Rome Odunze on third-and-17 helped keep the second scoring drive alive after the Bears' quarterback fumbled the snap on the previous play. 

Williams challenges every blade of grass, making it difficult for all 11 defenders. He finished the game 30 of 36 for 305 yards and one touchdown. 

His 83.3 completion % is the highest for a Bears quarterback in a single game since 1948, with a minimum of 30 pass attempts. 

This defense is completely different with Kyler Gordon on the field. The Bears' nickel cornerback played just 17 total defensive snaps, but he created a noticeable impact. 

Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen had Gordon line up several times on the line of scrimmage, and Falcons quarterback Michael Penix had to decipher if Gordon was going to blitz or not. 

More times than not, Gordon crashed down with quick speed and made plays in the backfield. He helped tackle running back Brian Robinson for a 1-yard loss on third-and-4 in the second quarter, and the Falcons went for it on fourth down, but were unable convert. 

Gordon sacked Penix on the first drive in the third quarter, resulting in a 6-yard loss. The Falcons turned the ball over on downs on that drive too. 

On third-and-6 on Atlanta's next offensive possession, Gordon blitzed off the edge again and hit Penix before he threw, forcing a fumble. The Falcons recovered but were forced to punt. 

His biggest play of the game came with the 3:01 left in the fourth quarter. With the Falcons threatening to potentially tie the game, Gordon forced a sack fumble on Penix to give the ball back to Chicago's offense. He finished with four total tackles and three sacks.

He's a difference maker for Allen's defense and his first game back showed how valuable he is for the unit. 

The Bears' second-year tight end started the game off with a 16-yard completion and ended the opening drive with a 14-yard touchdown reception in traffic between two Falcons defenders.  

Loveland's five receptions for 60 yards receiving in the first half set a new season high for him. He could've had a second receiving touchdown, but he didn't throttle down as he ran towards the left front portion of the end zone. The Bears scored on the next play. 

The Bears' tight end finished with six catches for 65 yard. He was flagged for an offensive pass interference call on a fourth down reception later in the game. 

He slowed down after a strong first half, but he made his mark early in the game. 

The Bears' wide receiver finished as the team's leading pass catcher, finishing with eight catches for 95 yards.

Burden caught a 25-yard reception, the biggest play for the Bears' offense, on the team's second offensive possession of the game. Chicago ended that drive with a 4-yard touchdown run by D'Andre Swift. 

He caught all eight of his targets. 

For the second-straight game, Burden led the team in receiving yards.

The third phase made some game-changing plays in the victory over the Falcons. Special teams coordinator Richard Hightower's unit forced two takeaways after return man Zachariah Branch muffed a punt at the end of the second quarter and fumbled a kickoff in the third quarter. 

Backup running back Zavier Scott forced the fumble on the kickoff. 

The Bears turned those takeaways into 10 points. Cairo Santos finished 1 of 2 on his field goal attempts, failed to convert on a 56-yard field goal, which would have been a career-long. He did make a 50-yarder early in the fourth quarter. 

Honorable Mention

Stock Up: D'Andre Swift

The Bears' veteran running back finished the game with 16 carries for 44 yards and two touchdowns. 

It's evident he's on some kind of pitch count with Kyle Monangai injured. 

He also added four receptions for 26 yards. 

Stock Down: Jahdae Walker 

The Bears' wide receiver had two bad penalties on special teams. He was called for roughing the kicker, which extended a Falcons' drive. Chicago's defense made up for Walker's mistakes, forcing a turnover on downs. 

On the kickoff after Santos' 50-yard field goal, Walker headbutted a Falcons player, resulting in a 15-yard penalty and disqualification.