Caleb Williams leads the Bears past the Patriots

The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 on Thursday night, October 22, at Soldier Field. Quarterback Caleb Williams completed 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns, in his second game back from a right hamstring injury.

Cairo Santos kicked a career-long 58-yard field goal with 1:34 left to make it a two-score game. New England answered with a 47-yard field goal by Andy Borregales with 37 seconds left, but Rome Odunze recovered the onside kick and Chicago ran out the clock.

Luther Burden III caught four passes for 130 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown. For New England, Drake Maye passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another score and threw one interception.

The Bears are now 5-2 and the Patriots 4-3. According to NBC News, Williams is the first Bears quarterback to pass for more than 300 yards in back-to-back games since Mitch Trubisky in 2018.