The Bears are hoping that the incremental progress their passing game has made the last two weeks continues Sunday when they host the Rams.

After being held to 93 yards in a season-opening win over the Titans, rookie Caleb Williams passed for 174 yards in a Week 2 defeat to the Texans and then more than doubled that total last Sunday with 363 yards in a loss to the Colts.

The 363 yards were the most by a Bears quarterback since 2016 when Brian Hoyer threw for 397 yards, also in a loss in Indianapolis. Williams passed for 213 yards in the first half, the most by a Bears rookie in the first half since at least 1978.

The first overall pick in this year's draft completed 33 of 52 passes, including his first two NFL touchdowns to receiver Rome Odunze and tight end Cole Kmet, both in the fourth quarter.

"We had a good passing game," receiver DJ Moore said Wednesday. "Caleb went out there and threw for 300-plus, which was good. Down-the-field shots we connected on finally with Rome. We did some good things."

The ninth pick in this year's draft, Odunze caught six passes for 112 yards and one touchdown, also his first in the NFL. The former Washington standout hauled in passes of 47 and 27 yards from Williams.

"It was amazing," Moore said. "He goes out there, wins his one-on-ones down the field, across the field, whatever you've got to do. When I'm getting taken out of the game either with a safety or Cover 2 to my side, he was out there winning, and that's all you can ask of him."

Moore had eight receptions for 78 yards, while Kmet matched a career high with 10 catches for 97 yards. Williams had a 133.7 passer rating when targeting Kmet. It was the first time that the Bears had three players with at least 70 yards receiving apiece since Week 4 in 2018.

"I think we're constantly getting better," Williams said. "There's a lot of new as we all know—wide receivers, running backs, quarterback, the offensive linemen and all these different parts."

The passing game received a boost Wednesday when veteran receiver Keenan Allen returned to practice on a limited basis after missing the last two contests with a heel injury.

"We got some good distribution there [in Indianapolis], so we're building on the positives and Keenan is a big part of that," said coach Matt Eberflus. "He's another weapon that we have available to us on offense with a unique set of skills."

Williams also possesses a unique set of skills and is getting better in multiple aspects of the game as he gains experience. One of those areas is how he goes through his progressions in the pocket.

"It's a work in progress," said coach Matt Eberflus. "It's not totally all the way there after the three games. But it's getting better. I do think that last week was way improved in terms of the whole operation, in terms of protection, in terms of in and out of the huddle, all the things that go along with basic operation. That's improved and he's going to continue to improve. We're working through that, and we want to see some big improvement this week, too."

One area of concentration this week will be taking better care of the ball after Williams threw two interceptions and lost a fumble against the Colts.

The Bears are preparing to face a Rams defense that ranks last in the NFL in total yards, 30th against the run and 29th versus the pass. There should be opportunities for the offense to move the ball both on the ground and through the air.

Meeting with offensive coordinator Shane Waldron Wednesday morning, Williams reiterated that it doesn't matter to him whether the offense is more run- or pass-oriented as long as the unit is successful and helps the Bears win games.

"I was like, 'If I've got to throw the ball 50 times, I've got to throw the ball 50 times. But if we're in a flow, we're running the ball, we're getting four yards a pop on the play, let's keep handing the ball off to our running backs and let them be special,'" Williams said.

"Like I said on Sunday after the game, whatever it takes to win the game is what I'm going to do and what I'm happy to do. It's what I'm here to do is win games, so we've got to get it going, got to get the offense going, got to get the run game going, I've got to be better with not turning the ball over and a lot more. We're going to be better. We're excited for this week. We go against the L.A. Rams [in] our hometown. I know everybody's going to be happy and rowdy to be there."