Overview
- The Bears won 30-24 on Thursday night at Soldier Field, improving to 5-2 and closing out a primetime test against New England.
- Caleb Williams completed 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, marking his second straight 300-yard game since returning from a hamstring issue.
- Luther Burden III finished with four catches for 130 yards and a touchdown while Rome Odunze made multiple 21-yard fourth-quarter catches that sustained the clinching drive.
- Lineup and momentum shifted late when kicker Cairo Santos drilled a career-long 58-yard field goal to put the game out of reach and D’Marco Jackson earlier intercepted Drake Maye in the end zone.
- Coach Ben Johnson confirmed tight end Cole Kmet will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, creating an immediate need for Chicago to adjust its tight-end role ahead of a Week 8 trip to Seattle.