As DJ Moore was concluding his press conference after the Bears' walk-through in London Wednesday, quarterback Caleb Williams stood off to the side awaiting his turn at the podium.

With Williams watching, Moore fielded a question about the quarterback's improvement throughout the Bears' last few games, including their back-to-back wins over the Rams and Panthers the last two weeks. In typical Moore fashion, Moore joked by calling Williams "bossy." Moore then – on a more serious note – lauded the rookie's outspoken leadership as of late.

"It's amazing," Moore said. "He's taken those strides that he needs to. He's been bossy lately, telling us that we need to be on the details. We really do [need to focus on the details] for him to be the best player he needs to be.

"He's been a leader. So what I mean by bossy is, if we don't hit something in practice, he's going to tell us how we need to run it. And we just look at him and be like, 'OK.' When we get out there in the game, just making sure you work because he's gonna have some words for you if you don't. That's him being a leader."

Minutes later, Williams laughed when he was asked about Moore's description of his leadership. However, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft also shared insight on his assertive nature. As a result of his increased comfort with the offense and NFL game speed, Williams learned how and when to speak up.

"Partially, it was me learning everybody and understanding how everybody reacts to certain things," Williams told reporters. "Certain people you can be a little bossy with, certain people you have to talk very monotone and in control of yourself, and other times there's people that you can just kind of lash out at. I don't really lash out much. That's not really my vibe.

"But just always coming over to talk to the guys when I can. Growing up a little bit. Understanding that even when I'm frustrated about maybe a drive or a play that we had that we may have messed up or whatever the case may have been, understanding that there's another drive coming, there's another part of the season that we have to focus on. Being able to go over and talk to them and understand how and what they need to hear and then from there, moving on."

Williams specifically discussed his relationship with Moore and how the pair have learned to communicate effectively during games.

"I think the biggest thing is just going over there and talking to DJ," Williams said. "… Maybe it was one of those drives that we felt like we should have scored or should have gotten the ball some more or anything like that. Go over and talk to him after everything settles down, whether it's good or bad … and just be right on the same level that he is."

Williams and Moore's display of their off-the-field connection in front of the media Wednesday came just three days after they showed off their on-field chemistry. In Sunday's win over Carolina, the pair connected on five of eight targets for 105 yards and two touchdowns – a 34-yarder in the first quarter and a 30-yarder in the second quarter.

Both players produced their best performances of this season, as Moore surpassed 100 yards for the first time this year and Williams recorded a career-best 126.2 passer rating. Their connection was the highlight in an explosive day for the Bears offense, which recorded 424 total yards and scored four touchdowns.

With the offense steadily improving and Williams strengthening his on-field connections with his teammates each week, he feels his introduction to the NFL has been great. He credits that to the people around him.

"I think these five games have been really important for me," Williams said. "The amount of ball that I've been learning, and I think the progress that I've had so far only amounts to everybody else, meaning the other 10 guys and the coaches that are out there calling it, us running it. I think it starts in practice with how we've handled ourselves from that Indy loss.

"… I spoke about the personality of this team multiple times whether it was after the comeback or these losses and how we respond to certain things. I think we've done a good job. We've got to get better, keep getting better but I think myself and my progress, it amounts to those guys and how they've been leading."