Overview
- Jordan Love went 17-of-25 for 234 yards with three touchdown passes, including two to Christian Watson and a 45-yarder to Bo Melton.
- Josh Jacobs closed the go-ahead drive with a 2-yard score at 3:31, highlighted by a pivotal 21-yard run on third-and-2.
- Keisean Nixon intercepted Caleb Williams in the end zone on fourth-and-1 with roughly 27 seconds left to seal the win.
- Chicago fell to 9-4 as a five-game winning streak ended and dropped from the NFC’s No. 1 seed to No. 7, with late clock management on the final drive drawing criticism; Williams said he needed to give Cole Kmet “a better ball.”
- An offseason jab from Bears coach Ben Johnson about Matt LaFleur resurfaced during the week; after a brief handshake, LaFleur said the result wasn’t about personal satisfaction.