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Bears Climb to 6-3 With Late Rally Over Giants as Williams, Gardner‑Johnson Deliver

The win keeps Chicago on a wild-card track despite a tougher stretch looming.

Overview

  • Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams steered another fourth-quarter comeback, rushing for 63 yards with a go-ahead 17-yard touchdown and taking zero sacks while completing 20 of 36 for 220 yards and a score.
  • C.J. Gardner-Johnson fueled the defense with nine tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble that halted a potential Giants pullaway late in the third quarter.
  • Chicago’s pass catchers logged six drops in an outlier performance that Ben Johnson said he will address briefly before moving on.
  • Right tackle Darnell Wright pancaked NFL sack leader Brian Burns on a pivotal third-and-10 to extend the late drive, and special teams delivered a clean outing after last week’s miscues.
  • The Bears sit in the NFC’s seventh seed at 6-3, with public models putting their playoff chances in roughly the 38–44% range as stronger opponents line the remaining schedule.