Bears Beat Patriots 30–24 as Williams Throws for 308 Yards
Cairo Santos makes a career-long 58-yard field goal with 1:34 left, and Rome Odunze recovers the onside kick
Caleb Williams, in his second game back from a hamstring injury, threw touchdown passes to Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland. Burden caught four passes for 130 yards.
Loveland's 12-yard catch on the opening drive of the second half made it 27–14. Drake Maye threw touchdown passes to Rhamondre Stevenson and Eli Raridon, and the second cut the lead to 27–21.
Cairo Santos hit the upright from 53 yards in the fourth quarter, then made a 58-yarder with 1:34 left for 30–21. Andy Borregales kicked a 47-yard field goal for New England with 37 seconds left, and Rome Odunze recovered the onside kick.
Maye finished 24 of 31 for 321 yards and ran for a touchdown. D'Andre Swift ran for 78 yards and a score for Chicago.
Chicago is 5–2. New England is 4–3 after winning three straight. Bears tight end Cole Kmet was carted off with a knee injury.
Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30–24 at Soldier Field after Cairo Santos made a career-long 58-yard field goal with 1:34 left.
Williams was playing his second game back from a hamstring injury. Luther Burden III caught four passes for 130 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown. D'Andre Swift ran for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Chicago led 20–7 late in the second quarter. Rhamondre Stevenson turned a short pass from Drake Maye into a 48-yard touchdown on the last play of the first half, and it was 20–14 at the break.
Colston Loveland caught a 12-yard touchdown pass on the Bears' opening drive of the second half for a 27–14 lead. Eli Raridon caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Maye to make it 27–21.
Santos hit the upright on a 53-yard try in the fourth quarter. His 58-yarder with 1:34 left made it 30–21. Andy Borregales kicked a 47-yard field goal with 37 seconds left, and Rome Odunze recovered the onside kick.
Maye went 24 of 31 for 321 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception in the end zone, and he ran for a 7-yard touchdown.
"These nights are awesome," Williams said. "You play versus another good team in a primetime game in a short week."
Chicago is 5–2. New England, 4–3, had won three straight. Bears tight end Cole Kmet was carted off with a knee injury in the fourth quarter.