The Bears don't win shootouts, but somehow they did against the Bengals behind the heroics of the two rookies who got game balls.

Colston Loveland’s 58-yard winner gave Chicago a 47-42 shocker, a rookie tight end feat the Bears had not seen since Mike Ditka.

The Bengals were on the brink of making one of the most miraculous fourth-quarter comebacks in recent memory on Sunday against the Bears, but they let the game slip out of their grasp. Trailing by 14 with less than five minutes left, Joe Flacco steered a pair of sensational touchdown drives and gave Cincinnati a 42–41 lead.

1999: Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Walter Payton died of bile duct cancer and liver failure at age 45. “The last 12 months have been extremely tough on me and my family. … Our greatest thanks goes out to the people of Chicago. You adopted my dad and made him yours. He loved you all,” his son Jarrett Payton said.

The Chicago Bears responded quickly to an opening touchdown from the Cincinnati Bengals, and Caleb Williams made a bit of history doing it.

With the 2025 NFL trade deadline looming, let's review Poles' three best trades.

1912: Medinah Temple, a rectangular building with a pair of crescent-crowned domes and Arabic influences, opened on Wabash Avenue just one year after construction of the world’s largest amphitheater built by a social organization began. Today it’s home to Bally’s Chicago Casino.

Chase's explosion isn't an NFL secret. At Halas Hall, many of the coaches and players have seen it first-hand.