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Bears fans get free hot dogs for Caleb Williams' 4 TD passes vs. Cowboys

An iconic Chicago restaurant gave away free hot dogs this week in response to Bears' quarterback Caleb Williams throwing four touchdown passes.
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Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) reacts after a touchdown catch against the Cowboys
Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) reacts after a touchdown catch against the Cowboys | Matt Marton-Imagn Images

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Caleb Williams filled the stat sheet in Sunday's blowout win. And on Tuesday his performance helped fill the appetites of Bears fans in Chicago.

A Lincoln Park restaurant called The Wiener's Circle promised customers free hot dogs this week if Williams threw four touchdowns against the Dallas Cowboys. Sure enough, for only the second time in his career the quarterback tossed four scores as the Bears demolished the Dallas Cowboys, 31-14.

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The restaurant opened Tuesday morning with long lines of customers waiting for their free food.

"We needed a victory, so we thought we'd try to help motivate Caleb even more and he delivered," The Weiner's Circle co-owner Ari Levy said. "Just trying to bring some joy to the community, celebrate the Bears victory, and hopefully this is a start of a bunch of other victories."

In one of the best performances of his career, Williams threw touchdown passes to receivers Rome Odunze, Luther Burden and DJ Moore and one to tight end Cole Kmet. He also avoided being sacked for the first time in his career.

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"We thought there was a meaningful chance," Levy said. "They were playing the Cowboys' poorest defense."

There was, unfortunately for some rabid fans, a limit of one free hot dog per customer.

Bears receiver DJ Moore (2) celebrates his touchdown against the Cowboys
Bears receiver DJ Moore (2) celebrates his touchdown against the Cowboys | David Banks-Imagn Images

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Richie Whitt
RICHIE WHITT

Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer), TV (NBC5) and radio (105.3 The Fan). During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.

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