Troy Aikman is finding out first-hand that no one keeps receipts like Chicagoans.
One day after a game that I felt had some truly bizarre calls from Pro Football Hall of Famer (and Monday Night Football color analyst) Troy Aikman, it was the Bears’ turn to have fun at the expense of the long-time broadcaster. In case you missed it, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams poked the bear and had some fun with the criticism lobbed his way by Aikman. But it was Head Coach Ben Johnson tossing shade the former QB’s way because of commentary he overheard while his children were re-watching the game earlier on Tuesday:
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— … (@bulls_fanatic1) October 14, 2025I got a chuckle out of the words from Ben Johnson:
“It sounded like from that game the other night, a few people weren’t particularly pleased with how we are winning right now. I woke up this morning, and my kids were watching the second half before school, so I heard some of the commentary. But in this league, you can find a way to win…”
It would not surprise me one bit if the first-year Bears head coach uses Troy Aikman’s words to rally the troops ahead of Sunday’s upcoming game against the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field.
Troy Aikman keeps catching strays for his calls on Monday Night Football
In addition to the call-outs by Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson and quarterback Caleb Williams, Troy Aikman’s call ruffled so many feathers that Twitter user @downbadbears had a thread of the wildest calls from the broadcaster. There are some doozies, so strap in:
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— m (@downbadbears) October 14, 2025pic.twitter.com/9lSHlor64X
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— m (@downbadbears) October 14, 2025MORE ON THE BEARS MNF WIN: Game Recap | Instant Grades | The Nightcap
On the one hand, I do not want to spend a ton of time writing about Troy Aikman’s commentary when I’d rather be spending time dissecting a third consecutive Bears win. Beating the Washington Commanders on their home turf, in crummy weather conditions, despite an inconsistent batch of officiating, while still trying to figure out the offensive line situation, and with a backup kicker who was cut a month ago, is a signature win that deserves more commentary on what went into that victory and how it could help shape the future. But with that being said, I couldn’t just gloss over the game Troy Aikman had on Monday Night Football.
The top broadcast booths for nationally televised games are supposed to be the best of the best. And I consider Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to be the best the NFL has to offer on the TV side. Even with Monday’s call, I still think highly of that tandem. I’ve long admired their work and have been complimentary, even in times when they were dishing out hard truths about the Bears. That is one thing I appreciate about that long-running broadcast pairing.
However, Troy Aikman’s commentary in Week 6 on Monday Night Football is the type of stuff that poisons the well. It helps build stupid and baseless narratives that can be hard to fight because they come from a crew believed to be the best (and, by default, most knowledgeable) in the game. It is hard to be the voice of reason against the loudest voice in the room. And it is even harder to point out some of the fair criticisms Aikman made on MNF because they got lost in the other noise, as the other commentary makes it hard to take them seriously in the moment.
Oct 13, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) scores a touchdown against Washington Commanders safety Quan Martin (20) during the second quarter at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn ImagesI’ll never forget in May of 2016, when I was watching a White Sox game where broadcaster Steve Stone said the Cubs had a bad defense. Mind you, (1) the Cubs weren’t playing in that game and (2) the Cubs were in the midst of what turned out to be an all-time great defensive season. And I’ll never forget how I spent the summer citing every sourceable thing I could to prove that the Cubs defense wasn’t bad, only to be rebuffed with responses citing Steve Stone’s correctness on the matter. Those conversations were like talking to a wall, but if the wall had zero personality or self-awareness.
Ultimately, my point here isn’t to jab Stoney. Instead, it is to underscore the imporance of broadcasters, whose primary job is to tell the story in front of them and share anecdotes that comes from their high-level access so they can relay it to fans. When you have unreliable narrators, it mucks it up for everyone. And then, you get clap-backs like the ones Troy Aikman has been on the receiving end of since signing off in Week 6.
The Bears aren’t scheduled to be on Monday Night Football again in 2025. However, the MNF flex scheduling could tab Chicago’s football team if it continues its winning ways. For the sake of content, I hope we get another one because I know those production meetings are going to be lit.
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