Bears have as many wins as they did all last year — and Caleb Williams said it's a 'different vibe'

The Bears have as many wins this year as they did all last season, but quarterback Caleb Williams isn’t ready to compare the two.

Perhaps that's a good thing, given how rough last season went.

“It’s just a different year, a different vibe,” he said Wednesday. “I think we’ve done a good job in some of those games that last year we didn’t do a good job in.”

That means winning close games. When coach Ben Johnson came to the Bears, he told them their reputation was that when games were close, the Bears tended to fold. That almost happened Sunday — until Williams and tight end Colston Loveland rallied them to a victory with a 58-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds to play.

“We’re 5-3. We understand what’s un front of us and where we want to go,” Williams said.

Asked where he wants to go, Williams was clear.

“If we keep that mindset going of trying to go 1-0 and coming out victorious each week, we’ll be in that position we want to be in in the end,” he said.