Caleb Williams and Luther Burden power Bears past Patriots 30-24 on Thursday night
The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 at Soldier Field on Thursday Night Football. Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes, and Cairo Santos kicked a career-long 58-yard field goal that put the Bears nine points up late on.
A fast start for Chicago
Chicago led 20-14 at half-time after scoring 10 points in each of the first two quarters, according to the NFL gamebook. Burden did most of his damage before the break, including a 58-yard catch and a 24-yard touchdown on a screen pass.
New England answered before the break. Maye dumped a short pass to running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who weaved through the defense for a touchdown to make it 20-14. Stevenson finished with five catches for 93 yards, CBS Chicago reported.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriots | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Bears | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Santos redeems himself
With 7:57 left, Santos hit the right upright on a 53-yard attempt that would have given Chicago a two-score lead. With 1:34 left he went again from 58 yards, the longest kick of his career, and put the Bears nine points up.
The Patriots still had a chance. Andy Borregales kicked a 47-yard field goal to cut the gap to six with 37 seconds left. Rome Odunze then recovered the onside kick to end the game.
Maye's big night is not enough
Maye completed 24 of 31 passes for 321 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. Chicago's D'Marco Jackson made the interception in the end zone, ChicagoBears.com reported.
D'Andre Swift added 22 carries for a game-high 78 yards and a touchdown for Chicago. Tight end Colston Loveland caught a season-high seven passes for 69 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown that made it 27-14 early in the second half.
Injury worries
Veteran tight end Cole Kmet was carted to the locker room after a knee injury midway through the fourth quarter.
I don't think it looked very good.
It was Chicago's first home game since the death of Mike Ditka. The Bears held a pregame moment of silence and handed out fake moustaches to the crowd of 60,520, CBS Chicago reported.
