Despite the worst interception total of his career, Williams threw two touchdowns and set up the winning field goal.
Caleb Williams had the kind of night that would make most quarterbacks flinch. Four interceptions, the first time he has thrown that many in a single game at any level, and yet Chicago still walked away with a win over Tampa Bay.
Williams did not let the picks change how he played. He kept pushing the ball downfield, finished with two touchdown passes, and delivered what became the biggest throw of the game to put the Bears in position for a game-winning field goal.
Afterward Williams made clear the mistakes were not going to change his approach. He said he does not get gun-shy, a line that doubled as both an explanation and a promise about how he plans to keep playing. For a young quarterback still building his reputation, bouncing back from a four-interception night to win the game is the kind of result that matters more than the ugly stat line.
The Bears will take the win and the lesson, even if the box score needed some explaining.