Bears QB Caleb Williams fires warning shot at Packers after playoff win: 'We're going to be here for a while'

The Packers have done enough talking. It's the Bears' turn.

Quarterback Caleb Williams had a mission to “create history” when the Bears drafted him, and that was a monumental task. The franchise had a lot of maddening narratives before this season, and one of them was that it can't put up a fight against the archrival Packers.

That's done. After a stunning win against them in the regular season last month and an even more unbelievable 31-27 victory over them in the playoffs Saturday, Williams has sent a clear message to the Packers.

"We're here, and we're going to be here for a while," Williams said Saturday night. "That's my plan: Be here with [Ben Johnson], win a bunch of games, be in these moments and come out victorious. That's the mindset for this year and also the future."

Before this season, the Bears hadn't beaten the Packers in a meaningful game since 2018. They were on a 10-game losing streak at the time they drafted him, and he won at Lambeau Field at the end of last season in a game that had no stakes for either team.

This victory was as big as they come. The Bears rallied from an early 21-3 deficit, as well as a 27-16 hole with less than five minutes left, to win and advance to a divisional game against the Eagles or Rams at Soldier Field.

Williams and the Bears were of the belief that the Packers wanted to face them in the playoffs, and he said Saturday, "Yeah, they wanted us. That's what I heard. They wanted it and they got it.”

Johnson added, “There was probably a little bit more noise coming out of their building up north to start the week, which we heard loud and clear, players and coaches alike. This one meant something to us.”