Week 7 · Recap
Bears 30, Patriots 24: Week 7 recap
What happened
The Bears edged the Patriots 30-24 at home at Soldier Field in Week 7, moving to 5-2.
The Bears outgained the Patriots 405-380 in total yards, won the turnover battle 1-0, and went 4-12 on third down.
Caleb Williams went 22 of 33 for 308 yards and 2 TDs. D'Andre Swift had 22 carries for 78 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Luther Burden III led the receivers with 4 catches for 130 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Kyler Gordon led with 1 sack and Dillon Thieneman had 8 tackles.
Team stats
- 405Total yards380
- 289Passing yards310
- 116Rushing yards70
- 21First downs20
- 4-12Third down2-7
- 3-4Red zone (TD-att)1-2
- 0Turnovers1
- 3-19Sacked-yards2-11
- 9-69Penalties-yards10-71
- 32:24Possession27:36
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: NE-CHI- 1st quarter
- CHICairo Santos 43 Yd Field Goal 9:530-3
- CHID'Andre Swift 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)1:380-10
- 2nd quarter
- NEDrake Maye 7 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)11:337-10
- CHICairo Santos 31 Yd Field Goal7:047-13
- CHILuther Burden III 24 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)0:147-20
- NERhamondre Stevenson 48 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)0:0014-20
- 3rd quarter
- CHIColston Loveland 12 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)9:4114-27
- NEEli Raridon 30 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)3:4621-27
- 4th quarter
- CHICairo Santos 58 Yd Field Goal1:3421-30
- NEAndy Borregales 47 Yd Field Goal 0:3724-30
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.