Caleb Williams had perfect response to critics about Bears' close wins

The Chicago Bears have a surprising 8-3 record through the first 11 games of the season with first year head coach Ben Johnson, and the naysayers are still loud around this team.

An easy narrative around the Bears success is that they've beaten teams lesser than them on paper, and have needed to do so in late fourth quarter comebacks, bringing criticism to the validity of the team.

Quarterback Caleb Williams, who has been questioned for his passing accuracy but praised for his ability to win games, is making no apologies for winning. Following the win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Williams said in the NFL there are no apologies for winning football games, no matter how they're done, which has been a clear message from Johnson.

"You don't apologize for any wins in this league," Williams said. "I think that's a historic organization over there, and they've got a bunch of great athletes, a bunch of great coaches, and things like that. Like I said, you don't apologize, but you do understand where you can be as a team, what we could have done out there, and that's the frustrating part.

"It starts with me, and it funnels down to everybody else. Missing a few passes and a couple of passes recently that I've been kind of just surgical with, missed those passes today, and it was frustrating. But trying to stay positive for the guys just knowing what type of game it was going to be. They were running the ball well and stuff like that. They were using a lot of clock, so we weren't going to have many possessions."

Williams added that, even when he's not playing at his best, he has to remember to stay positive and not let his frustrations get the best of him. Keeping a clear head and positive attitude can only help the team moving forward, knowing they've got plenty more to showcase on the season.

"Trying to be positive for those guys and not get frustrated in those situations," Williams said. "Then from there, I said it before, we've got to learn from -- it's nice when you get to learn from wins, and you find ways when you have mess-ups or all these different things to find ways to win but also understand that we have so much left in the tank and we can be so much better."

This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears QB Caleb Williams reacts to criticism of 8-3 start