Caleb Williams has thrown eight touchdown passes this season, a total that has led some reporters, writers and Bears fans to ask a great question: what is the franchise record for touchdown passes through the first four weeks of the season?

To answer that question, many Bears media members will turn to Pro Football Reference (PFR) and its search tool Stathead, which offers this answer: • 10 touchdowns — Jay Cutler, 2014 • 9 touchdowns — Sid Luckman, 1943; Jim McMahon, 1985 • 8 touchdowns — Eight seasons, including Williams

That nine-touchdown start for Luckman in 1943 was his record-setting season, a then franchise-record 28 touchdowns. Yet a curious thing happens if you check the Bears game page on PFR for Oct. 10, 1943: you see what seems to be a 29th Luckman touchdown pass.

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