2025 · Week 9
Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals
Nov 2, 2025 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Chicago Bears beat Cincinnati Bengals 47–42. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bears had just a 40% chance going in. Bears improve to 5-3; Bengals fall to 3-6. Caleb Williams led the way with 280 passing yards and 3 TDs; 53 rushing yards; 2 catches for 22 yards and 1 TD. Bengals turned it over 2 times to Bears's 0.
Team stats
| CHI | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | First downs | 25 |
| 585 | Total yards | 516 |
| 302 | Passing yards | 470 |
| 283 | Rushing yards | 46 |
| 22/37 | Comp / Att | 31/47 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q18-C.Santos kicks 63 yards from CHI 35 to CIN 2. 15-C.Jones for 98 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q1(8:50) (Shotgun) 75-O.Trapilo reported in as eligible. 2-D.Moore pass short right to 18-C.Williams for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q1(5:46) 2-E.McPherson 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(15:00) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short middle to 14-O.Zaccheaus for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q2(5:51) 2-E.McPherson 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(1:33) 8-C.Santos 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q2(1:18) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass deep left to 5-T.Higgins for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(:08) 8-C.Santos 47 yard field goal is BLOCKED (58-J.Ossai), Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q3(8:14) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short middle to 84-C.Loveland for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q3(5:22) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short right to 5-T.Higgins for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(2:03) 38-B.Brown left tackle for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(12:08) 8-C.Santos 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(5:58) 2-E.McPherson 54 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(5:03) 2-D.Moore left end to CIN 1 for 16 yards (29-C.Taylor-Britt; 22-G.Stone). Cincinnati challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 2-D.Moore left end for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(2:46) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short right intended for 30-C.Brown INTERCEPTED by 49-T.Edmunds at CHI 4. 49-T.Edmunds for 96 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was not down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short right intended for 30-C.Brown INTERCEPTED by 49-T.Edmunds at CHI 4. 49-T.Edmunds to CHI 4 for no gain (30-C.Brown).
- Q4(1:47) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass deep middle to 86-N.Fant for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN [92-D.Hardy].
- Q4(:58) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short middle to 80-A.Iosivas for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(:25) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass deep middle to 84-C.Loveland for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 20/34 | 280 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyson Bagent | 1/1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| Kyle Monangai | 26 | 176 | 0 |
| DJ Moore | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Brittain Brown | 5 | 37 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Kyle Monangai | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Colston Loveland | 6 | 7 | 118 | 2 |
| DJ Moore | 4 | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 |
| Brittain Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Rome Odunze | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 31/47 | 470 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 11 | 37 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins | 7 | 9 | 121 | 2 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 6 | 8 | 111 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 8 | 14 | 75 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 5 | 7 | 66 | 1 |
| Tanner Hudson | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| Mitchell Tinsley | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |