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.