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Ben Johnson said "Yes, I did" when asked if he thought about going for it on fourth-and-5 with 1:55 left in the 4th quarter. The Bears punted "Because we had three timeouts, and we felt like we were going to get the ball back."

From NFL Communications, Six teams—Panthers, Bears, Jaguars, Patriots, 49ers and Seahawks—qualified for the playoffs after missing the postseason last year. More below. 1/2

Ben Johnson on his message to the team after ending the regular season on a 2-game losing streak. “It's a new season. So we're starting fresh right now. If we want to make the most out of this new season, we need to go on a four-game winning streak, which we've done twice already this year.”

From #Bears postgame notes, The Bears finished the season with a league-leading 33 takeaways and an NFL-best 11 giveaways, marking the first time since 2011 (S.F.) that an NFL team led the NFL in both takeaways and fewest amount of giveaways, also becoming the first Bears team to do so since 1963.

Caleb Williams final 2025 stat line: 330-568 (58.1%) 3,942 Yards Passing (franchise record) 27 TD Passes (T-4th Bears All-Time) 7 INT 77 Carries 388 Yards Rushing 3 TD Runs 2 Catches 22 Yards Receiving 1 TD Catch

Caleb Williams to Jahdae Walker for a 25-yard TD pass, and it's a 16-8 after the 2-point conversion from Kyle Monangai.

Bears red zone defense forces a third field goal today, as Jake Bates hits a 25-yarder to make it 16-0. Could be 28-0 instead of the 16-0 it actually is, with 2:11 remaining in the 3rd Q.

Caleb Williams takes a heave to DJ Moore, who was 1-on-1 in the end zone. Problem is, the throw sailed slightly, and Avonte Maddox beat Moore to the ball for an INT. Lions takeover after the turnover, still up 13-0.

Jahdae Walker gotta catch that.

A Luther Burden sighting is followed by a nice run from D'Andre Swift. Bears have a little momentum early on their second drive of the second half.

Look at the Bears defense, creating pressure to get a stop. Gonna need a lot more of that in the second half to make this a ballgame.

Jared Goff finds Jahmyr Gibbs, and the Lions are up 13-0 late in the 2nd quarter.

Aidan Hutchinson gets home on third down, and the Bears offense is forced into another punt. Been a slow start against the Lions defense today.

Can't help but feel like the Lions really miss having Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright in those red zone, passing obvious situations. In an area of the field where every inch of separation matters, not having your two big, pass-catching TE's hurts.

Two red zone stops by the Bears' defense has netted them two Jake Bates field goals, and instead of being down 14-0, they are down just 6-0 in the front half of the second quarter.

Chicago punts on 4th-and-9 on their opening possession. Bears had some success on that drive running to the outside with D'Andre Swift, but the Lions' defense held up on the interior when they subbed in Kyle Monangai.

I'd expect Ben Johnson to test the Lions' defense over the top today—and for Williams to get at least 270 through the air.

I'd expect Ben Johnson to test the Lions' defense over the top today—and for Williams to get at least 270 through the air.

Caleb Williams needs 270 yards passing to become the Bears' first 4,000-yard passer today. Impacted by injuries throughout their secondary, Detroit has given up 56 pass plays of over 20 yards this year, the fourth-most in the NFL.

Inactives today for the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, per each team’s comms department.

The Hook and Ladder play from the end of the Bears-49ers game last night. Ben Johnson said he was perfectly fine with the play call and when it happened. "There's plenty of time. We've got plenty of good plays."

More on how reliable the Bears' rookies on offense have been. After Colston Loveland and Luther Burden each hauled in a 35+ yard TD tonight, Chicago is T-3rd in the NFL in TD's scored by rookies this season (13), trailing only the Cleveland Browns (18) and New York Giants (16).

From Bears postgame notes, With 54 rushing yards, D'Andre Swift eclipsed the 1,000 rushing yards mark on the season, his first 1,000-yard rushing season since 2023 w/PHI. He became the first Bears RB to hit the single-season century mark rushing since 2020 (David Montgomery).

Caleb Williams needed 600 yards on the dot over his next 2 games to hit 4,000 on the year, entering the SF game tonight. He got 330 against the 49ers. Williams needs 270 against the Lions to hit 4,000.

The reason I picked out this question is because Caleb’s reference to “70 plays” set off a light bulb. It’s a callback to what Ben Johnson said on Aug. 26—the day the Bears cut their roster down to the 53-man—earlier this year, and just another example of Ben Johnson culture being built. Quote⬇️⬇️⬇️

Question: “With how many points you guys scored on the road against a good team and to be this frustrated, does that show how far this team has come since last year?”

Alright, here are the stories I'd pursue writing if I were in the pressbox tonight. Rough headlines, subplot points: 1. The Bears' Iceman magic ran out, but they proved they can play with anyone Sunday night at San Fran. 1/4

Luther Burden is down on the field, being tended to by medical staff after the final play of the game.

Caleb Williams scrambles around, but ran out of time, and his pass to Luther Burden falls incomplete with quadruple zeroes on the clock. 49ers win, 42-38.

A Hook-and-ladder from Loveland to Swift gets the Bears a first down inside the five with 4 seconds to go. One play left for the game.

On fourth-and-5 with 33 seconds to go, its Caleb Williams to Colston Loveland for the first down. Nails, just like they've been all year.

Luther Burden is Ben Johnson's Amon Ra St. Brown in Chicago.

Mike Tirico is such a great broadcaster. Subtle excellence all the time. "The wheels of Williams keep the chains moving." Smooth operator.

Alright, here's your weekly dose of Caleb Williams appointment-viewing television. Let's see what happens this time.

Austin Booker has been the Bears' best defender tonight, does he have a couple more plays in the clip to get this stop?

If Kyle Monangai doesnt deflect that pass, Chase Lucas might have ran it back for a pick six. Instead, Cairo Santos hits a 29-yard field goal to give the Bears a 38-35 lead.

Tatum Bethune with a costly, post-play unnecessary roughness penalty puts the Bears in goal-to-go. He grabbed on Colston Loveland's facemask and ripped, an easy no-no for the refs to pick up on.

Caleb Williams, what an absolute laser to Loveland. Yeesh.

JP sounded the horn, and Austin Booker answered the call.

Submitting my early chaotic Bears victory prediction. If Chicago wins this game, the Bears will have the ball last, down 7, score a TD, go for 2 and win it. Haven't won a game like that this season yet, so why not?

Got up to use the bathroom and Cole Kmet helped spring a 22-yard D'Andre Swift TD run. 35-35.

BIG 4th down conversion from the Bears. Caleb Williams finds Colston Loveland for a 9-yard completion. Keeps the chains moving, down 28-35.

Getting a lot of 54-51 Chiefs-Rams vibes, circa 2018, after that Mahomesian TD pass from Brock Purdy.

The Bears are 4-122 all-time when allowing at least 35 points — one of those wins was over the Bengals this season. (h/t @stathead.com)

What Brock Purdy did right there is what I would say is the definition of "sauce" Brock Purdy has sauce. And 9 total touchdowns in the last 2 weeks. 49ers retake the lead, 35-28.

Noah Sewell has also been ruled OUT with an ankle injury.

The cart is coming out for Noah Sewell.

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (Concussion) has been ruled OUT, while Noah Sewell just went down on the field as well.