Overview
- Cairo Santos missed a 45-yarder late but converted from 48 yards as time expired to seal a 19-17 victory, earning Chicago its first division win of the season.
- The Bears sit alone atop the NFC North after the Lions fell to the Eagles, with Chicago at 7-3, Green Bay at 6-3-1 and Detroit at 6-4.
- Caleb Williams set the franchise single-season mark for fourth-quarter comebacks and tied the NFL record for most in a quarterback’s first two seasons with seven.
- Chicago has won three straight and seven of its last eight, with five victories by one score and a league-leading turnover margin reinforced by two takeaways against Minnesota.
- Under Ben Johnson, the offense ranks fourth in total yards and eighth in scoring despite a bottom-10 defense, and the Bears host the Steelers next in Week 12.