Bears' Caleb Williams 'could care less' about outside criticism - ESPN

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams on Wednesday said he «could care less» about commentary about his play following Chicago's victory on «Monday Night Football.»

«People are going to say what they have to say,» Williams said after the Bears extended their win streak to three games after a second straight come-from-behind victory against the Washington Commanders. «We win, we lose; people have stuff to say. It was lucky, it was not lucky; people have stuff to say. Have a bad game, have a good game; people have stuff to say.

»It doesn't matter. We're only worried about what's going on here within this building and with these guys. That's all I can say about that."

Williams on Wednesday was questioned about how his performance was characterized as being «off» during ESPN's «Monday Night Football» broadcast. Analyst Troy Aikman said Williams needed to do a better job of where he was throwing the ball to his receivers to allow them to gain more yards after the catch.

As the Bears rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter, Williams threw a short pass to D'Andre Swift, who went 55 yards for a touchdown to cut Washington's lead to two. Of the play, Aikman said that Commanders safety Quan Martin missed a tackle, which led to Swift being as open as he was, and that receiver DJ Moore pushed cornerback Marshon Lattimore into Martin, who was supposed to be covering Swift.

«Just some luck on Chicago's part,» Aikman said on the broadcast. «It really wasn't so much intended to be a pick [play], but it turned into that based on how it was defended.»

Williams, saying he was «messing around,» poked fun at Aikman's characterization of the touchdown in an Instagram post Tuesday.

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