Overview
- Chicago moved to 7-3 and atop the NFC North after Cairo Santos’ 48-yard kick at the buzzer, set up by Devin Duvernay’s 56-yard return in Minneapolis.
- The Bears lead the NFL with 22 takeaways and a plus-16 turnover margin, with Kevin Byard at five interceptions and Nahshon Wright and Tremaine Edmunds at four apiece.
- Caleb Williams owns a franchise single-season best fifth fourth-quarter comeback, though his 59.7% completion rate and missed deep shots persisted against Minnesota.
- Vikings coordinator Brian Flores blitzed on 66.7% of snaps, and Johnson called Williams’ accuracy a work in progress as outside reporting cited an opposing coach’s view of coach–QB timing friction.
- A demanding stretch awaits — Steelers next, then Eagles, Packers twice, 49ers and Lions — as injuries in the secondary linger with hopes for Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon to return.