Caleb Williams threw four interceptions last Sunday, and the Chicago Bears still escaped with a win. That will do wonders for the mood in the locker room, but his MVP campaign might need a little longer to recover.
Nick Wright has plenty of faith in Chicago’s quarterback. He would even put Williams near the top of his wish list if every NFL player suddenly became available. But after another uneven afternoon, Wright wanted everyone getting carried away with the MVP talk to check the season totals.
Nick Wright Calls for an Honest Look at Caleb Williams’ Season
On “What’s Wright? With Nick Wright,” the analyst pointed to the gap between Williams’ spectacular highlights and his overall production.
“For a player that was being discussed as the potential league MVP six days ago, he does have eight touchdowns, five picks on the season,” Wright said. “That’s where he is. Eight touchdowns, five picks.”
Those numbers cover six appearances. Wright acknowledged that Williams has already delivered games worthy of the excitement surrounding him, particularly against New England and Seattle.
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He also made an unusually strong statement about where he places Williams among the league’s quarterbacks. In a hypothetical draft featuring every player, his first three choices would be Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and Williams.
“The whole league disbands, have any player in the league you want, my draft would go Patrick, Josh, Caleb,” Wright said. “So I’m still super high on him.”
That is quite the endorsement from someone about to pump the brakes.
Wright then walked through three defensive matchups he considered especially revealing. He credited Williams for beating Mike Macdonald’s Seattle defense before turning to his struggles against Brian Flores’ Minnesota unit and Todd Bowles’ Tampa Bay group.
“You guys know how much I like Caleb, but we’ve got to be honest about the year he’s having up to this point,” Wright said. “At times spectacular.”
“I’m still super high on Caleb, but we need to be honest about the year he’s having so far. At times spectacular… but he’s played 6 game – 4 he was excellent and 2 he was awful.”
@getnickwright pumps the breaks on the Caleb Williams hype https://t.co/jeppKq47wd
— What’s Wright? with Nick Wright (@WhatsWrightShow) November 12, 2026
His final assessment left little room for interpretation.
“He’s played six games. Four of them he was excellent, and two of them he was downright awful.”
Williams’ Latest Win Came With Plenty To Clean Up
Chicago’s 27-24 victory over Tampa Bay offered enough material to keep both sides of the Williams debate busy all week.
Williams completed 22 of 37 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw a career-high four interceptions, giving the Buccaneers repeated chances to turn the afternoon into a disaster.
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Then he helped rescue it. Williams connected with Kalif Raymond for a crucial first down and found Colston Loveland for 38 yards on the possession that set up Cairo Santos’ winning field goal.
Chicago improved to 7-2 with its fourth consecutive victory. Williams finished with another reminder of how quickly he can change a game, even after spending much of it creating problems.
His broader evaluation remains strong. Through Week 9, Williams ranks No. 7 with a PFN QB Impact Score of 81.9.
Still, a crowded MVP race leaves little room for afternoons with four interceptions. Wright’s criticism centered on that inconsistency, and his enthusiastic hypothetical draft ranking made clear how much potential he still sees.
The Bears can happily take the win. For Williams, the next step is to make those late-game heroics feel like the finishing touch on a strong performance. Requiring a rescue mission every time would get exhausting.
