Caleb Williams throws 2 TD passes as the Bears beat Drake Maye and the Patriots 30-24

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Cohen, J. (2026, October 23). Caleb Williams throws 2 TD passes as the Bears beat Drake Maye and the Patriots 30-24. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/caleb-williams-throws-2-td-passes-as-the-bears-beat-drake-maye-and-the-patriots-30-24/article_2ccaa137-fdc4-5346-a3aa-e1cf8095c22b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-23 · by Jay Cohen

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Caleb Williams led the Chicago Bears to a 30-24 victory over the New England Patriots in a high-scoring game on Thursday night. Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Bears secure their win despite a strong performance by fellow rookie quarterback Drake Maye, who passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns. The key moment came when Cairo Santos kicked a career-long 58-yard field goal with under two minutes remaining to put Chicago ahead for good. The game honored former Bears coach Mike Ditka, who recently died, with a pregame moment of silence and fan tributes.
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On October 20, Caleb Williams led the Chicago Bears to a 30-24 victory over the New England Patriots in an NFL matchup at Soldier Field. This was Williams' second game back after recovering from a right hamstring injury; he threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns. The Bears improved their record to 5-2, while the Patriots fell to 4-3. Drake Maye, who was drafted by New England in 2024 as the third overall pick, also performed well with 321 passing yards and two touchdowns but suffered a costly interception that contributed to his team's defeat.

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📰 Caleb Williams Beats Drake Maye
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“Both articles describe the exact same football game between Caleb Williams' Chicago Bears and Drake Maye's New England Patriots on October 23, 2026.”
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“The articles describe different games involving Caleb Williams with the Bears on two separate dates against the Eagles and Patriots.”
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“Both articles describe Caleb Williams returning from injury and leading the Bears to a victory over the Patriots with Drake Maye, specifically detailing a game on Thursday night.”
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Jay Cohen
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🔮 CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night.
🔮 After public outcry, Polymarket removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 would be charged with a felony sex crime.
🔮 Catcher Will Smith is 1 for 19 in the postseason after going 0 for 3 with a walk against the Brewers.
🔮 It was always going to be the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers — with their consecutive World Series titles and a payroll that casts a long shadow over Yelich and the small-market Brewers.
🔮 "Absent the clarity that only this Court can provide, (prediction market) operators will continue exploiting the gap between state and federal regulation, endangering consumers and the integrity of sports events across the country," legal counsel for the NFL stated in the filing.
🔮 “I think there was some stuff we could have played better, but they played good, too,” left-hander Hagen Smith said.
🔮 “Great game by Ramírez,” White Sox manager Will Venable said.
🔮 “I don’t think it will be anything we’re used to or we’ve been in this year.
🔮 Chicago has two impressive wins since Williams went down with a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter of its Week 2 loss against Minnesota.
🔮 Geno Smith found Isaiah Williams for a 58-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, trimming New York’s deficit to 23-12 with 9:16 left.
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Bears CHICAGO New England Patriots the Chicago Bears

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Bears ORG · 8× CHICAGO GPE · 6× Maye PERSON · 6× Patriots ORG · 4× New England ORG · 3× Stevenson PERSON · 3× Williams PERSON · 3× Burden PERSON · 2× Ditka PERSON · 2× Caleb Williams PERSON · 1×

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CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night.
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🔮 CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night. asserted
Bears → throw → night
Williams was 22 of 33 passing in his second game back after being sidelined by a right hamstring injury. asserted
Williams → pass → injury
He became the first Bears quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards in consecutive games since Mitch Trubisky had a three-game run in 2018. asserted
Trubisky → become → 2018
Williams outdueled Maye in their second meeting since the longtime friends were part of the 2024 NFL draft. asserted
friends → outduele → draft
Williams went No. 1 to Chicago, and Maye was selected by New England at No. 3. asserted
Maye → go → .
Luther Burden had four catches for 130 yards for Chicago (5-2), and Colston Loveland had a 12-yard touchdown reception. asserted
Loveland → have → reception
Cairo Santos kicked a 58-yard field goal with 1:34 left, a career long and matching the franchise record, after he missed a 53-yard attempt earlier in the final quarter. asserted
he → kick → quarter
He also threw a costly interception in the end zone in the first half. asserted
He → throw → half
New England (4-3) had won three consecutive games behind Maye, who threw 10 TD passes and one interception during the win streak. asserted
who → win → streak
Rhamondre Stevenson had five catches for 93 yards and a touchdown for the Patriots. asserted
Stevenson → have → Patriots
Eli Raridon had a 30-yard TD catch in the third quarter. asserted
Raridon → have → quarter
After Santos’ long field goal, Maye drove New England into range for Andy Borregales’ 47-yarder with 37 seconds to go. asserted
Maye → drive → seconds
But Chicago recovered the ensuing onside kick. asserted
Chicago → recover → kick
It was Chicago’s first home game since Mike Ditka died on Oct. 9. asserted
Ditka → die → Oct.
The Bears saluted the Hall of Fame tight end and longtime coach with a pregame moment of silence, and they also handed out fake mustaches to the crowd of 60,520 at Soldier Field. asserted
they → salute → Field
Ditka’s No. 89 jersey dotted the stands, and fans also donned Bears sweaters in a callback to what Ditka wore on the sideline as a coach. asserted
Ditka → dot → coach
Chicago opened a 20-7 lead on Burden’s 24-yard touchdown with 14 seconds left in the first half. asserted
Chicago → open → half
Burden got the ball on a screen on third-and-17, and Loveland, Kalif Raymond and Darnell Wright helped clear the way for his second TD reception of the season. asserted
Loveland → get → season
Set to receive the second-half kickoff, the Bears were in position to pull away. asserted
Bears → Set → position
But the Patriots responded with Stevenson’s 48-yard touchdown reception on the final play of the period. asserted
Patriots → respond → period
Stevenson slipped out of the backfield and Maye lobbed the ball over the head of Bears safety Cam Lewis. asserted
Maye → slip → Lewis
Stevenson ran away from Lewis and got a downfield block from DeMario Douglas before cutting past Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson on his way to the end zone. asserted
Stevenson → run → zone
CB Christian Gonzalez played after being listed as questionable because of an illness. asserted
Gonzalez → play → illness
... S Kevin Byard departed after he was checked out by trainers with 9:44 left in first half. asserted
he → depart → half
He later returned. asserted
He → return → ?
... DT Christian Barmore departed late in the game. asserted
Barmore → depart → game
CB Malik Muhammad left in the third quarter with a toe injury. asserted
Muhammad → leave → injury
... TE Cole Kmet hurt his right knee on a reception with 5:34 left. asserted
Kmet → hurt → 5:34
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