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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears struck last and delivered the knockout blow in a slugfest against Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, 47-42.
Chicago had to fend off a Cincinnati team that put together a comeback late in the game.
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Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) scores a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (Jeff Dean/AP Photo)
The Bears were up 41-27 when DJ Moore took an end around play into the end zone with 4:53 left in the game. Chicago nearly closed the game when Terrell Edmunds picked off Flacco and ran it back for what was believed to be a touchdown. But officials ruled that Edmunds was down on contact and disallowed the 96-yard return.
Chicago went three-and-out on its next drive. Flacco then led the Bengals on a four-play, 55-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to Noah Fant. The Bengals needed the ball to bounce their way on an onside kick attempt, and it did.
Flacco then needed just six plays to find Andrei Iosivas for the go-ahead touchdown. The momentum was firmly on the Bengals’ side.
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Chicago Bears running back Brittain Brown (38), right, celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Caleb Williams (18) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (Jeff Dean/AP Photo)
Williams got the ball back with less than a minute to play – and it didn’t look good. He threw two incompletions before running for 14 yards to extend the drive.
The second-year quarterback threw a dart to rookie tight end Colston Loveland in the middle of the field. Loveland jumped two defenders and ran for a touchdown. The 58-yard play gave the Bears the lead and eventually the win.
The two combined for 1,071 total yards and 89 points on 141 plays.
Williams was 20-of-34 with 280 passing yards, two touchdown passes and one receiving touchdown. Williams actually had two catches in the game.
Bears running back Kyle Monangai, a former Rutgers standout, had 26 carries for 176 yards. Loveland finished with six catches for 118 yards and two touchdown catches.
Flacco had one of the best statistical games of his career. He was 31-of-47 with 470 passing yards, four touchdown passes and two interceptions.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (Jeff Dean/AP Photo)
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Tee Higgins led the team with seven catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase had six catches for 111 yards.
Chicago improved to 5-3 and Cincinnati fell to 3-6.
