Bears survive Bengals with late-game heroics from Caleb Williams
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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears delivered the final blow and the knockout blow against Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, 47-42.
Chicago had to fend off a Cincinnati team that tried to mount a comeback late in the game.
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Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) throws a touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
The Bears took a 41-27 lead when DJ Moore entered the end zone with 4:53 left in the game. Chicago nearly put the game away when Terrell Edmunds picked up Flacco and ran it back for what was thought to be a touchdown. However, officials determined that Edmunds was defeated by contact and denied the 96-yard return.
Chicago went three 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 on an onside kick, and that’s what happened.
Flacco needed just six plays to find Andrei Iosivas for the go-ahead score. The momentum was definitely on the Bengals’ side.
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Chicago Bears running back Brittain Brown (38), right, celebrates a touchdown with quarterback Caleb Williams (18) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Williams got the ball back with less than a minute to play and it wasn’t looking good. He threw two completions before rushing for 14 yards to extend the drive.
The second-year quarterback threw a dart to rookie tight end Colston Loveland down the middle of the field. Loveland bounced off two defenders and ran for a touchdown. The 58-yard play gave the Bears the lead and eventual victory.
The two teams combined for 1,071 yards and 89 points in 141 games.
Williams was 20/34 for 280 passing yards, two touchdown passes and one receiving touchdown. Williams actually had two catches in the game.
Bears running back Kyle Monangai, the 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 31/47 with 470 passing yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions.
Cincinnati Bengals winger Tee Higgins (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
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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.
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