{"id":304974,"date":"2025-10-15T09:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304974\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:13:13","slug":"bears-ben-johnson-takes-dig-at-espns-troy-aikman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304974\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears&#8217; Ben Johnson takes dig at ESPN&#8217;s Troy Aikman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Johnson doesn\u2019t appear to be very happy with Troy Aikman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After their <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/13\/sports\/jake-moodys-closeout-kick-edges-bears-over-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monday night win over the Commanders<\/a>, the first-year Bears head coach seemingly threw shade at the ESPN analyst after the latter was quite critical of Chicago\u2019s Caleb Williams despite the road victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sounded like, from that game the other night, a few people weren\u2019t particularly pleased with how we are winning right now,\u201d Johnson said on Tuesday on ESPN Chicago without naming Aikman. \u201cI woke up this morning and my kids were watching the second half before school, so I heard some of the commentary. But listen, in this league, any way you can find a way to win is a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson speaks with reporters after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Landover, Md. AP<\/p>\n<p>Aikman was all over Williams during the \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d broadcast, so much so that football fans on social media began going at the former Cowboys quarterback for his relentless fault-finding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In perhaps the biggest play of the game, Williams hit running back D\u2019Andre Swift on a short pass, which he took to the house for a 55-yard touchdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aikman wasn\u2019t impressed, calling the play \u201cjust luck on Chicago\u2019s part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former NFL quarterback and TV commentator Troy Aikman looks on before the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 4, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears throws a pass against the Washington Commanders during the first quarter at Northwest Stadium on October 13, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>One drive later, Williams threw Olamide Zaccheaus what appeared to be a decent pass on third-and-16 near the Bears\u2019 own goal line, but the wide receiver dropped it, leading Aikman to say: \u201cIt hits him high on his shoulder pads.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the first quarter, Williams threw an incomplete pass Zaccheaus\u2019 way, and despite being 6-for-9 through the air for 56 yards and holding a 3-0 lead, Aikman said \u201che\u2019s been off tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In all, Monday\u2019s game was a solid one on paper for Williams, who went 17-for-29 passing for 252 yards and a touchdown without an interception.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tmake every NFL game pay off\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36699206\" width=\"158\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/UnderdogLogo_Final_stacked-black.png\" alt=\"underdog fantasy logo\" class=\"wp-image-36699206\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1;display:block\"  \/> Underdog Fantasy<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.underdogfantasy.com\/p-new-york-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Underdog<\/a><\/strong> is where football fans become winners.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy player picks<\/li>\n<li>No season-long commitments<\/li>\n<li>Real prizes every single night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use promo code <strong>NYPOST5<\/strong> to get $50 in site credits when you play $5!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tMust be 18+ (19+ in AL, NE; 19+ in CO for some games, 21+ in AZ and MAZ) and present in a state where Underdog operates. 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The Underdog promo code might vary by location.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>He also had a touchdown on the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With three minutes left in the game, Williams helped lead the Bears 36 yards down the field to set up Jake Moody for the game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ben Johnson doesn\u2019t appear to be very happy with Troy Aikman.\u00a0 After their Monday night win over the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":304975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[18264,18263,531,1232,62,1486,110079,67,132,68,534],"class_list":{"0":"post-304974","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ben-johnson","9":"tag-caleb-williams","10":"tag-chicago-bears","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-entertainment","14":"tag-troy-aikman","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115377419723251727","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}