On January 10, 2024, the Bears announced that they fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and four others offensive assistants. On January 23, 2024, Shane Waldron was hired as the new offensive coordinator,[ 2] while Kerry Joseph was announced as the Quarterbacks coach three days later.[ 3] On January 27, 2024, Eric Washington was named the defensive coordinator .[ 4]
On February 21, 2024, the Bears announced the hiring of additional six coaches: offensive passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, running backs coach Chad Morton, receivers coach Chris Beatty, assistant offensive line coach Jason Houghtaling, assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach Robbie Picazo and assistant running backs coach Jennifer King.[ 5] King would make history, as the first female coach in Bears history.[ 6] Chavis Cook was hired as the coaching administration manager. On February 23, the Bears added Ryan Griffin as assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach and Bryan Bing as assistant defensive line coach.[ 7] On February 26, Matt Pees was added as defensive analyst-advance/special projects.[ 8]
In addition, three other coaches were promoted: Offensive line coach Chris Morgan promoted to run game coordinator; assistant defensive backs coach, David Overstreet II to Nickelbacks coach and administrative coaching assistant, Kenny Norton III to defensive quality control coach.
Bill Walsh Diversity coaches
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The Bears added six coaches from the NFL's Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship Program: Michael Bellamy II (assistant wide receivers/senior offensive analyst/special teams assistant, Howard ), Stefon Wheeler (run game coordinator/offensive line coach, Yale ), Angela Rowe (head flag football coach, Huntingdon College ), Michael Bearden (assistant wide receivers graduate assistant, Notre Dame ), Yosef Fares (head coach, Justin Garza High School ) and Anthony Blevins (defensive assistant, Birmingham Stallions ).[ 14]
Position
Player
2024 team
Date signed
Contract
OLB
Dylan Cole
UFA
OG
Dan Feeney
UFA
Minnesota Vikings
March 15, 2024[ 15]
1 year, $3.5 million
RB
D'Onta Foreman
UFA
Cleveland Browns
March 20, 2024[ 16]
1 year, $1.125 million
DE
Rasheem Green
UFA
CB
Jaylon Johnson
UFA
Chicago Bears
March 11, 2024[ 17]
4 year, $76 million
DT
Justin Jones
UFA
Arizona Cardinals
March 14, 2024[ 18]
3 year, $30 million
TE
Marcedes Lewis
UFA
Chicago Bears
June 9, 2024[ 19]
1 year, TBA
WR
Darnell Mooney
UFA
Atlanta Falcons
March 15, 2024[ 20]
3 year, $39 million
DE
Yannick Ngakoue
UFA
C
Lucas Patrick
UFA
New Orleans Saints
May 12, 2024
1 year, minimum
QB
Nathan Peterman
UFA
New Orleans Saints
March 18, 2024[ 21]
1 year, minimum
LS
Patrick Scales
UFA
Chicago Bears
March 10, 2024[ 22]
1 year, $1 million
WR
Equanimeous St. Brown
UFA
New Orleans Saints
April 12, 2024[ 23]
1 year, TBA
CB
Greg Stroman
UFA
Chicago Bears
1 year, minimum
WR/PR
Trent Taylor
UFA
San Francisco 49ers
April 16, 2024[ 24]
1 year, TBA
TE
Robert Tonyan
UFA
Minnesota Vikings
May 16, 2024[ 25]
1 year, TBA
WR
Collin Johnson
RFA
Chicago Bears
March 8, 2024[ 26]
1 year, minimum
CB
Josh Blackwell
ERFA
Chicago Bears
March 13, 2024
1 year, minimum
WR
Joe Reed
ERFA
RFA : Restricted free agent , UFA : Unrestricted free agent , ERFA : Exclusive rights free agent
LEGEND
– Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the Bears.
– Light red background indicates a player has departed the Bears.
Position
Player
Previous team
Date signed
Contract
FS
Tarvarius Moore
Green Bay Packers
March 8, 2024[ 27]
1 year, minimum
FS
Kevin Byard
Philadelphia Eagles
March 10, 2024[ 28]
2 year, $15 million
RB
D'Andre Swift
Philadelphia Eagles
March 13, 2024[ 29]
3 year, $24 million
TE
Gerald Everett
Los Angeles Chargers
March 13, 2024[ 30]
2 year, $12 million
SS
Jonathan Owens
Green Bay Packers
March 13, 2024[ 31]
2 year, $4.5 million
OT
Matt Pryor
San Francisco 49ers
March 13, 2024[ 32]
1 year, $1 million
QB
Brett Rypien
New York Jets
March 13, 2024[ 33]
1 year, minimum
LB
Amen Ogbongbemiga
Los Angeles Chargers
March 14, 2024[ 34]
1 year, $2.1 million
C
Coleman Shelton
Los Angeles Rams
March 15, 2024[ 35]
1 year, $3.5 million
WR
Dante Pettis
-
March 15, 2024[ 36]
1 year, minimum
DE
Jacob Martin
Indianapolis Colts
March 16, 2024[ 37]
1 year, minimum
OT
Jake Curhan
Seattle Seahawks
March 18, 2024[ 38]
1 year, minimum
DE
Byron Cowart
Miami Dolphins
March 18, 2024[ 39]
1 year, minimum
Reserve/future contracts
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The Bears signed the following players to reserve/future contracts: Micah Baskerville (LB), Stephen Carlson (TE), Jerome Carvin (G), Adrian Colbert (FS), Douglas Coleman III (SS), Aviante Collins (T), Michael Dwumfour (DT), Daniel Hardy (DE), Khalid Kareem (DE), Doug Kramer (C), Cameron Lyons (LS), Roy Mbaeteka (T), Bill Murray (G), Corliss Waitman (P) and Nsimba Webster (WR).[ 40] [ 41] Mbaeteka was later released.[ 42]
Draft trades
^ The Bears traded a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a first-round selection (1st overall), 2023 first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2025 second-round selection, and WR D. J. Moore .[ 46]
^ The Bears traded a second-round selection to the Washington Commanders in exchange for DE Montez Sweat .[ 47]
^ The Bears traded a fourth-round selection to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for WR Keenan Allen .
^ The Bears traded a 2023 first-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection.
^ Originally the Bears traded a fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for OL Ryan Bates , but received the pick back on draft day in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick.
^ The Bears traded a sixth-round selection to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for G Dan Feeney .
^ The Bears traded a seventh-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for WR N'Keal Harry .
Undrafted free agents
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Rookie minicamp participants
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The following unsigned undrafted free agents participated in the Bears Rookie Minicamp from May 9 to 11: LB Brian Abraham, Albany; OT Noah Atagi, Weber State; RB T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova; DB Travian Blaylock, Wisconsin; DB Russell Dandy, Eastern Illinois; DT Mark Ho Ching, Northern Arizona; WR John Jackson , USC; DB Patrick Jolly, Abilene Christian; DB Leon Jones , Arkansas State; DT Dashaun Mallory , Arizona State; S Samuel Matthews, Texas A&M; DE John McCartan, Oregon State; LB Rich Miller Jr., Kansas; LB Paul Moala , Georgia Tech; WR R.J. Mobley, Winston-Salem; DB Decorian Patterson, UCF; DB Kendarin Ray, Tulsa; WR Marcus Rogers, Troy; OG David Satkowski, Stonehill; TE Geor'quarius Spivey, Mississippi State; OG Kameron Stutts, Auburn; OG Donald Ventrelli, North Dakota; TE Shelton Zeon, UNLV.[ 49] Jackson, Jones, Mallory and Moala would later signed with the team.[ 50]
Front office
Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
Chairman – George McCaskey
President/CEO – Kevin Warren
General manager – Ryan Poles
Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham
Senior director of player personnel – Jeff King
Director of player personnel – Trey Koziol
Director of college scouting – Breck Ackley
Assistant director of college scouting – Francis St. Paul
Director of pro scouting – DJ Hord
Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein
Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Eric Washington
Defensive line – Travis Smith
Assistant defensive line – Brian Bing
Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
Cornerbacks/defensive passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke
Nickelbacks – David Overstreet II
Safeties – Andre Curtis
Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch
Defensive quality control – Kenny Norton III
Defensive analyst (advance/special projects) – Matt Pees
Special teams coaches
Coaching administration
Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid
Coaching administration manager – Chavis Cook
Strength and conditioning
Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur
Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry
Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo
Player engagement/strength and conditioning – Isaiah Harris
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On March 26, the National Football League announced that the Bears would play the Houston Texans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at 7:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday, August 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio .[ 51] The Bears were represented by Devin Hester , Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers . The two teams were also scheduled to meet in Houston in Week 2 of the regular season.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 33-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:45.
CHI – Collin Johnson 20-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Cairo Santos kick), 8:22. Texans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
HOU – Cam Akers 4-yard pass from Case Keenum (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 1:44. Texans 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:42.
CHI – Tommy Sweeney 22-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Cairo Santos kick), 0:46. Texans 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
CHI – Collin Johnson 9-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Cairo Santos kick), 11:39. Bears 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Due to lightning in the area, the game was called during the third quarter and the Bears were declared the winners.
Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
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Game information
First quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 10:03. Bears 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:57.
CHI – Cairo Santos 31-yard field goal, 2:13. Bears 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:39.
Second quarter
BUF – Tyler Bass 24-yard field goal, 9:15. Bears 6–3. Drive: 18 plays, 78 yards, 7:58.
Third quarter
CHI – Velus Jones 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 7:46. Bears 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:28.
BUF – Tyler Bass 49-yard field goal, 2:54. Bears 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:52.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Micah Baskerville 53-yard interception return (kick failed, wide left), 14:08. Bears 19–6.
CHI – Ian Wheeler 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:03. Bears 26–6. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:11.
CHI – Ian Wheeler 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:24. Bears 33–6. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:40.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs Cincinnati Bengals
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Preseason Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
0
3
0 0 3
Bears
0
10
14 3 27
at Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 59,829Referee : Tra Blake (3)TV : WFLD/NFLNRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 9:08. Bears 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:53.
CHI – Caleb Williams 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:33. Bears 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:19.
CIN – Evan McPherson 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:33.
Third quarter
CHI – Dante Pettis 4-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 7:46. Bears 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:30.
CHI – Dante Pettis 25-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 3:18. Bears 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:01.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal, 10:17. Bears 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:24.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 14:06. Bears 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:01.
KC – Carson Steele 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 7:50. Bears 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:07.
CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 0:43. Bears 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:53.
CHI – Reddy Steward 48-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:22. Bears 20–7.
Third quarter
CHI – Tommy Sweeney 6-yard pass from Austin Reed (Cairo Santos kick), 6:19. Bears 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:01.
CHI – Velus Jones 39-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:28. Bears 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cornell Powell 7-yard pass from Ian Book (Harrison Butker kick), 10:27. Bears 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:01.
KC – Baylor Cupp 10-yard pass from Ian Book (Harrison Butker kick), 3:29. Bears 34–21. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:38.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 40-yard field goal, 14:06. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:35.
TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo 17-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 3:44. Titans 17–0. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 8:23.
CHI – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 0:27. Titans 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:17.
Third quarter
CHI – Jonathan Owens 21-yard return of blocked punt (Cairo Santos kick), 9:07. Titans 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:19.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal, 14:47. Titans 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:59.
CHI – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 9:52. Titans 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:52.
CHI – Tyrique Stevenson 43-yard interception return (Caleb Williams –D'Andre Swift pass), 7:35. Bears 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 2:17.
Top passers
TEN – Will Levis – 19/32, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 14/29, 93 yards
Top rushers
TEN – Tony Pollard – 16 rushes, 82 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 10 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
Despite falling behind 17–0 and failing to score an offensive touchdown, the Bears rallied to beat the Titans in their season opener with touchdowns on returns of a blocked punt and interception. Caleb Williams , despite finishing with just 93 passing yards, became the first #1 overall pick to win his first NFL start since David Carr in 2002 .
Week 2: at Houston Texans
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Week 2: Chicago Bears at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
3
7
0 3 13
Texans
3
13
0 3 19
at NRG Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 56-yard field goal, 10:20. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:40.
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 3:51. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:29.
Second quarter
HOU – Nico Collins 28-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 14:55. Texans 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 47-yard field goal, 9:55. Texans 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:38.
CHI – Khalil Herbert 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:32. Texans 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:10.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 59-yard field goal, 0:01. Texans 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 53-yard field goal, 13:39. Texans 19–10. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:11.
CHI – Cairo Santos 54-yard field goal, 2:51. Texans 19–13. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 3:37.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 23/37, 174 yards, 2 INT
HOU – C. J. Stroud – 23/36, 260 yards, TD
Top rushers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 5 rushes, 44 yards
HOU – Cam Akers – 7 rushes, 32 yards
Top receivers
CHI – D. J. Moore – 6 receptions, 53 yards
HOU – Nico Collins – 8 receptions, 135 yards, TD
The Bears offense continued to struggle, as Caleb Williams threw two interceptions. With the loss, the Bears fell to 1–1.
Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts
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Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 12:51. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:01.
IND – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 0:21. Colts 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:30.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Rome Odunze 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 8:21. Colts 14–9. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:00.
IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 5:22. Colts 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:24.
CHI – Cole Kmet 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 2:01. Colts 21–16. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 33/52, 363 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IND – Anthony Richardson – 10/20, 167 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
CHI – Roschon Johnson – 8 rushes, 30 yards
IND – Jonathan Taylor – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CHI – Rome Odunze – 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD
IND – Alec Pierce – 1 reception, 44 yards
Caleb Williams put up his best game of the season to date, throwing for 363 yards, but also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. With the loss, the Bears fell to 1–2.
Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Week 4: Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams
3
3
3 9 18
Bears
0
10
7 7 24
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Date : September 29Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Mostly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 59,074Referee : Brad Rogers TV announcers (Fox) : Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina PinkRecap , Game Book
Game information
First quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal, 4:01. Rams 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:23.
Second quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 37-yard field goal, 13:05. Rams 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:51.
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 5:42. Bears 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:00.
CHI – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 0:09. Bears 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal, 8:50. Bears 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:10.
CHI – D. J. Moore 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 2:43. Bears 17–9. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:13.
Fourth quarter
LAR – Kyren Williams 3-yard run (pass failed), 14:55. Bears 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:42.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 36-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:26. Bears 24–15. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:29.
LAR – Joshua Karty 52-yard field goal, 8:47. Bears 24–18. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:39.
Top passers
LAR – Matthew Stafford – 20/29, 224 yards, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 17/23, 157 yards, TD
Top rushers
LAR – Kyren Williams – 19 rushes, 94 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 16 rushes, 93 yards, TD
Top receivers
LAR – Tutu Atwell – 4 receptions, 82 yards
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 7 receptions, 72 yards
Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers
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Week 5: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
7
0
3 0 10
Bears
7
20
3 6 36
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 10:44. Bears 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:27.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:14. Bears 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:35.
CHI – D. J. Moore 30-yard pass from Caleb Williams (kick failed), 0:24. Bears 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 6:25. Bears 30–7. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:37.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 27-yard field goal, 2:10. Bears 30–10. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:15.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed), 4:23. Bears 36–10. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 3:07.
Top passers
CAR – Andy Dalton – 18/28, 136 yards, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 20/29, 304 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 13 rushes, 97 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 21 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAR – Jalen Coker – 4 receptions, 68 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 5 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD
Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
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NFL London games
Game information
First quarter
JAX – Cam Little 30-yard field goal, 4:37. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 8:12.
Second quarter
CHI – Cole Kmet 31-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 11:07. Bears 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:46.
CHI – Cole Kmet 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Bears 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:55.
Third quarter
CHI – Keenan Allen 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 11:22. Bears 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:18.
JAX – Gabe Davis 21-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 6:02. Bears 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:20.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Keenan Allen 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 14:56. Bears 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:06.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:29. Bears 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:06.
JAX – Gabe Davis 5-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (pass failed), 6:58. Bears 35–16. Drive: 17 plays, 70 yards, 5:31.
Top passers
JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 23/35, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 23/29, 226 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – D'Ernest Johnson – 6 rushes, 28 yards
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 17 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Evan Engram – 10 receptions, 102 yards
CHI – Cole Kmet – 5 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD
Week 8: at Washington Commanders
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Game information
First quarter
WAS – Austin Seibert 27-yard field goal, 8:51. Commanders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:12.
WAS – Austin Seibert 30-yard field goal, 1:04. Commanders 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:59.
Second quarter
WAS – Austin Seibert 28-yard field goal, 5:24. Commanders 9–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:01.
Third quarter
WAS – Austin Seibert 47-yard field goal, 5:48. Commanders 12–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:50.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 56-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:43. Commanders 12–7. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:46.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 10/24, 131 yards
WAS – Jayden Daniels – 21/38, 326 yards, TD
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 18 rushes, 129 yards, TD
WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 16 rushes, 65 yards
Top receivers
The game featured a play known as the Madhouse in Maryland , where Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a 52-yard Hail Mary pass to wide receiver Noah Brown to defeat the Bears in the final seconds.[ 52]
Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals
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#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division leaders
1
Detroit Lions
North
6
1
0
.857
1–0
5–1
.462
.455
W5
2
Washington Commanders
East
6
2
0
.750
1–0
4–1
.397
.340
W2
3
Atlanta Falcons
South
5
3
0
.625
4–0
5–1
.532
.410
W1
4[ a]
Arizona Cardinals
West
4
4
0
.500
2–0
2–3
.617
.448
W2
Wild cards
5
Green Bay Packers
North
6
2
0
.750
0–1
2–2
.500
.435
W4
6[ b]
Minnesota Vikings
North
5
2
0
.714
1–1
3–2
.537
.500
L2
7[ b]
Philadelphia Eagles
East
5
2
0
.714
1–0
3–2
.429
.375
W3
In the hunt
8
Chicago Bears
North
4
3
0
.571
0–0
2–1
.426
.233
L1
9[ c]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
South
4
4
0
.500
1–2
4–2
.629
.633
L2
10[ a] [ c] [ d]
San Francisco 49ers
West
4
4
0
.500
1–2
2–3
.500
.355
W1
11[ a] [ d]
Seattle Seahawks
West
4
4
0
.500
0–1
1–3
.516
.452
L1
12[ e]
Los Angeles Rams
West
3
4
0
.429
1–1
2–4
.585
.478
W2
13[ e]
Dallas Cowboys
East
3
4
0
.429
1–0
1–3
.491
.417
L2
14[ f]
New Orleans Saints
South
2
6
0
.250
1–2
2–3
.567
.267
L6
15[ f]
New York Giants
East
2
6
0
.250
0–3
1–4
.557
.375
L3
16
Carolina Panthers
South
1
7
0
.125
0–2
0–4
.500
.250
L5
Tiebreakers [ g]
^ a b c Arizona wins tie break over San Francisco and Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b Minnesota wins tie break over Philadelphia based on strength of victory.
^ a b Tampa Bay wins tie break over San Francisco based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Seattle (see below).
^ a b San Francisco wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
^ a b LA Rams wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.
^ a b New Orleans wins tie break over NY Giants based on conference record.
^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
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