For most of Sunday afternoon, the story at Soldier Field wasn’t Caleb Williams or Jaxson Dart or even the Bears’ playoff chase. It was the weather. Light snow. Sideways wind. A stadium that felt more like a wind tunnel than a football field. And in the middle of all that, the Bears and Giants traded punches in a game that kept swinging from sloppy to dramatic to downright electric.
New York, losers of 10 straight road games, briefly broke through the malaise thanks to Dart’s playmaking. But once the rookie quarterback left with a concussion late in the third quarter, the game shifted sharply. The Bears, trailing 20-10, found another late surge, scoring 14 unanswered in the final six minutes to notch a 24-20 win and move to 6-3. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t easy. But it was the kind of game this team keeps winning.
“It’s the 2025 Bears. It hasn’t been pretty at times, but the belief is there,” veteran safety Kevin Byard III said after the game (via CHGO on X).
Nov 9, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) slides in front of New York Giants linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (33) and linebacker Bobby Okereke (58) during the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn ImagesCaleb Williams’ Late Surge Changes Everything
Williams’ stat line won’t wow anyone — 20-of-36 for 220 yards and a touchdown, plus 63 yards and the game-winning score on the ground — but the context matters. He was under constant fire from Brian Burns and the Giants’ defensive front. He was dealing with gusts that killed intermediate throws. He was asked to create offense from chaos. And for the second time in as many weeks, he did.
Today was the fourth game-winning drive of the season for Caleb Williams—tied with Jay Cutler (2009, 2010, 2015), Bob Avellini (1977), and Billy Wade (1962) (h/t Kevin Fishbain via X).
I’ve seen it too many times, man. When the game is on the line and we need [Caleb Williams] to make a play, he has ice in his veins. I just think it’s the maturation and growth that he’s been showing and the greatness that he has. Just happy for him; he thrives in those scenarios. He doesn’t finch at all. We know if the game is close, Caleb is going to make it happen.” — Bears Safety Kevin Byard III on Caleb Williams in game-deciding situations (via CHGO on X).
Chicago’s fourth-quarter rally included a string of plays that defined the win. Williams’ 29-yard scramble that bounced the offense back to life. Rome Odunze’s 2-yard touchdown grab that cut the deficit to three. A 20-yard Colston Loveland catch on a scramble drill that set up another scoring chance. All while the Giants’ offense sputtered under Russell Wilson, who stepped in for the injured Dart but couldn’t replicate his explosiveness.
The Bears were out of rhythm for most of the afternoon but held firm long enough to let their best player take over. It’s becoming a weekly theme.
Nov 9, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) drops back to pass against the New York Giants during the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn ImagesAs for Williams’ performance outside of the final six minutes—believe it or not, this was one of his better performances of the season. I had eight drops charted for him today by Bears wide receivers, taking his completion percentage down from 77.8 percent to 55.6 percent, and wiping multiple would-be scores off the board.
Aside from an early sack that I have on Williams, he displayed a constant knack for escaping pressure and sacks, made good throws downfield out of structure, and used his legs efficiently.
Would we like to see more on-time and in structure? Of course. But watching today’s game and saying that Williams didn’t play well is an inane way of doing so.
However, There Was Plenty of Underwhelming Today
It goes without saying that I believe Ben Johnson is one of the best play-callers in the league. That said, in real time, I didn’t love the flow of the play-calling today. I didn’t love that Colston Loveland was MIA in the first half, coming off of his best game of the season. I didn’t love that Kyle Monangai didn’t get much work.
I’ll be happy to eat my words tomorrow when I rewatch this and watch the film, but it just felt like a missed opportunity to score a bunch against a terrible defense. There wasn’t much rhythm, and in full transparency, the slew of drops could have been equally a factor here as they were in Williams’ box score.
What I don’t need a rewatch to tell me, though, is that there’s no reason for Olamide Zaccheaus to be getting snaps over Luther Burden III. That’s got to change moving forward.
Sep 28, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III (10) and cornerback Zah Frazier (20) celebrate after the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn ImagesThe Defense Delivers in the Final Moments
Dennis Allen’s defense had its issues early. Dart extended drives. The Giants ran the ball with consistency. Tackling was uneven. But with Wilson at the controls late, Chicago tightened.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson produced the biggest defensive moment of the game, a perfectly timed sack on third down that forced a Giants punt before Williams’ game-winning drive. And on New York’s final possession, the Bears’ pass rush showed up, collapsing the pocket repeatedly and forcing Wilson into hurried throws and misfires.
In a low-scoring, weather-warped game, those late defensive stops mattered just as much as Williams’ heroics.
Watching this defense feels like it’s taking years off of my life, but I honestly can’t complain too much when they’re a) depleted to the point they are and b) getting the job done when it counts. The caveat is, I don’t have much confidence that the same results will hold against more formidable opponents like the Vikings and Packers, who are right around the corner on the schedule.
Nov 9, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (35) celebrates with defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. (99) and defensive end Grady Jarrett (50) after a sack during the second half against the New York Giants at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn ImagesWhat It Means Moving Forward
This wasn’t Chicago’s cleanest performance, nor was it the type of victory that tells you everything is fixed. But it continues a developing trend: the Bears win tight games now. They respond late. They have answers in the fourth quarter. They’ve shaken the fragile identity that haunted them last season.
More importantly:
• They are 6-3 heading into a critical stretch.• Their young playmakers — Odunze, Loveland, Monangai — keep producing in winning moments.• And, perhaps most importantly, they’ve shown they can win without playing their best football.
On a day defined by wind, snow, and wild swings, that resilience was enough. However, they’re going to need more than resilience moving forward as the schedule tightens up down the stretch.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson knows it, saying today after the game that the Bears will be “playing their best football in December.”
Ben Johnson’s post-game locker room speech has become a fan-favorite for good reason. But let’s be honest, this year’s Bears have been good and better, but most certainly not best. For the latter, I’m still waiting to see it.
Sep 28, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson looks on from the sideline during the second half against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn ImagesGame Balls
Caleb Williams: 20-36, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 83.1 RTG; 8 CAR, 63 TDS, 1 TD C.J. Gardner Johnson: 9 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumble Rome Odunze: 6 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TDRelated Reading
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