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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears struck last and delivered the final blow in a battle against Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, 47-42.
Chicago had to fend off a clinging Cincinnati team that engineered a comeback late in the match.
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Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland (84) scores a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Cincinnati. (Jeff Dean/AP Photo)
The Bears led 41-27 when DJ Moore finished the play all the way to the end zone with 4:53 left. Chicago almost sealed the game when Terrell Edmunds picked off Flacco and brought it back for what was thought to be a touchdown. However, officials determined that Edmunds fell through contact and called off the 96-yard return.
Chicago made it three points 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 on the onside kick attempt, and it did.
Flacco then needed just six plays to find Andrei Iosivas and give the go-ahead goal. 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 great. He threw two incompletions before running 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 bounced off two defenders and ran for a touchdown. The 58-yard play gave the Bears the lead and ultimately the victory.
The two teams combined for 1,071 total yards and 89 points on 141 plays.
Williams finished 20 of 34 with 280 passing yards, two touchdown passes and a receiving touchdown. Williams actually had two catches in the game.
Bears running back Kyle Monangai, a former Rutgers star, had 26 carries for 176 yards. Loveland finished with six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
Flacco had one of the best statistical games of his career. He was 31 of 47 with 470 passing yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during 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.
