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Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots 30 to 24 in Chicago

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes to defeat Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in a Thursday night NFL matchup.

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The Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 30 to 24 in a Thursday night NFL game. Fox News and The Guardian both reported that Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns to secure the victory. [1][2]

The win improved the Chicago Bears to a 5 and 2 record, Fox News and CBS Sports reported. The Guardian noted that Caleb Williams completed 22 of 33 passes in his second game back after missing time with a hamstring injury. He became the first Bears quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in consecutive games since 2018. [1][2][3][4]

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye threw an end-zone interception in the second quarter, according to Fox News. Fox News reported that it was his third end-zone interception of the season and forced New England into chase mode all night. [1]

Drake Maye plays quarterback for the New England Patriots after playing college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he won the ACC Football Player of the Year award in 2022. [12]

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In short

  • The Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 30 to 24 on Thursday night.
  • Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns.
  • The victory brought the Chicago Bears to a 5-2 record on the season.
  • Patriots quarterback Drake Maye threw a second-quarter end-zone interception.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Drake Maye's end-zone interception proves costly as Patriots fall 30-24 to Bears in primetimeFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Caleb Williams outduels friend and rival Drake Maye as Bears beat PatriotsThe Guardian, 1h ago
  3. [3]Bears vs. Patriots prediction: Chicago aims to stop Drake Maye's hot streak on 'TNF'CBS Sports, 5h ago
  4. [4]Patriots vs. Bears prediction: Favor the better defense in Caleb Williams vs. Drake Maye showdownNew York Post, 13h ago
  5. [5]Patriots vs. Bears prediction: Favor the better defense in Caleb Williams vs. Drake Maye showdownNew York Post, 13h ago
  6. [6]Patriots vs. Bears prediction, odds, time: 'Thursday Night Football' picks from proven modelCBS Sports, 6h ago
  7. [7]Patriots vs. Bears odds, prediction, betting preview, start time: Thursday Night Football picks, best betsCBS Sports, 6h ago
  8. [8]Caleb Williams outduels draft classmate Drake Maye as Bears hang on against PatriotsThe New York Times, 1h ago
  9. [9]Instant analysis of the Bears' 30-24 win vs. Patriots in prime timeYahoo Sports, 1h ago
  10. [10]Caleb Williams throws 2 TD passes as the Bears beat Drake Maye and the Patriots 30-24AP News, 1h ago
  11. [11]HIGHLIGHT: Kyler Gordon sacks Drake Maye to force turnover on downsChicago Bears, 4h ago

Background

  1. [12]Drake Maye on Wikipedia
  2. [13]2004 New England Patriots season on Wikipedia
  3. [14]2025 New York Giants season on Wikipedia
  4. [15]Drake Maye on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 15 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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