The Bears lost, 52-21, to Johnson’s old team in Week 2 and started the season 0-2. Since then, Chicago has turned things around, winning its first NFC North title since 2018, while the Lions have slumped.
Williams has four games this season with 270-plus yards, including a 330-yard Week 17 performance in a shootout against the San Francisco 49ers. Williams has had 200-plus passing yards, multiple passing touchdowns and no interceptions in each of his last three games, tied for the longest streak in Bears history (Brian Hoyer and Erik Kramer).
Hitting 4K might be arbitrary, but it would indicate that Williams is truly the franchise QB the Bears have been waiting for.
“I want to be the best quarterback not only for Chicago but in the league,” Williams said. “And it starts with consistency, it starts with me preparing the right way. That’s important to me. I don’t settle for being mediocre.”
With a win over Detroit, the Bears would clinch the No. 2 overall seed in the NFC. It would also allow Johnson to tie Matt Nagy’s record (12) for most wins by a Bears head coach in his first season with the team.