While Williams led the first-team offense to the red zone on both drives, the unit was unable to reach the end zone on either series. Still, teammates like Moore were happy with their quarterback’s debut.

“He did good,” Moore added. “First two drives, it was amazing. He went out there with a bunch of confidence and he did good. … He was loud and precise with the calls, and everything was great.”

Williams understands that in the preseason, defenses won’t show their best looks or have all their star players on the field, but he still felt good about being back between the lines in a game setting. He is excited to soak in the exciting moments as they come, but also remains focused on the big picture heading into the regular season.

“You have to understand where we are and understand what we have and where we’re headed — that’s the most important thing,” Williams said. “But you also have to be where your feet are. So when you’re out there on the field preparing for this game, you’re enjoying it, you’re having fun, you’re having a blast on the field.

“When we get in early tomorrow, we take a step back, we go through the tape and then onto the next preseason [game]. You take it from there and you keep growing, you keep growing, you keep growing and then we just keep counting those days, counting those hours and getting after it.”