Bears handle Patriots 30-24 as Caleb Williams throws for 308 yards and 2 TDs

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · Soldier Field

The Chicago Bears handled the New England Patriots 30-24 on Thursday at Soldier Field in Chicago before a crowd of 60,520. The Bears moved to 5-2, while the Patriots fell to 4-3.

The Bears took a 20-14 lead into halftime and kept control with a 10-10 edge after the break. The Bears never trailed.

The Bears out-gained the Patriots 405-380 and won the turnover battle 1-0. The Bears converted 4 of 12 third downs and held the ball for 32:24.

Caleb Williams of the Bears earned Game MVP. Williams completed 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.

For the Patriots, Drake Maye completed 24 of 31 passes for 321 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, and added 26 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NE	0	14	7	3	24
CHI	10	10	7	3	30

How the game turned

Bears win probability

Biggest swing: Bears went from 61% to 75% on one play in the second quarter.

Q2 3:32(Shotgun) D.Maye pass deep right intended for E.Raridon INTERCEPTED by D.Jackson at CHI -7. Touchback.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	NE-CHI
Q1 9:53	CHI	Cairo Santos 43 Yd Field Goal	0-3
Q1 1:38	CHI	D'Andre Swift 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)	0-10
Q2 11:33	NE	Drake Maye 7 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)	7-10
Q2 7:04	CHI	Cairo Santos 31 Yd Field Goal	7-13
Q2 0:14	CHI	Luther Burden III 24 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)	7-20
Q2 0:00	NE	Rhamondre Stevenson 48 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)	14-20
Q3 9:41	CHI	Colston Loveland 12 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)	14-27
Q3 3:46	NE	Eli Raridon 30 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)	21-27
Q4 1:34	CHI	Cairo Santos 58 Yd Field Goal	21-30
Q4 0:37	NE	Andy Borregales 47 Yd Field Goal	24-30

Team stats

NE		CHI
380	Total yards	405
310	Passing yards	289
70	Rushing yards	116
20	First downs	21
2-7	Third down	4-12
0-1	Fourth down	2-2
1-2	Red zone	3-4
1	Turnovers	0
2-11	Sacks allowed	3-19
10-71	Penalties	9-69
27:36	Time of possession	32:24