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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-12 · by Steve Megargee The Associated Press
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson said quarterback Caleb Williams might return from a hamstring injury for next week’s game against Atlanta after practicing on Friday. The Bears lost to the Green Bay Packers 31-7 with Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum splitting time at quarterback, both struggling significantly. Without their starting QB and running back Kyle Monangai due to injuries, Chicago's offense managed only 81 rushing yards compared to their league-leading average of 196.3 yards per game before this match.
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Story summary
The Chicago Bears suffered a 31-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, highlighting their struggles without quarterback Caleb Williams, who has been sidelined due to a hamstring injury for three games. Coach Ben Johnson indicated that Williams might return for the upcoming game against Atlanta next week but did not specify if it would be sooner or later. During the Packers' win, Chicago's offense was notably ineffective with Tyson Bagent at QB, as he completed only 12 of 21 passes for 87 yards and threw two interceptions. This performance contrasted sharply with previous seasons when Williams led memorable comebacks against Green Bay. The Bears' offensive issues were compounded by the absence of running back Kyle Monangai due to thumb and toe injuries.
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The good news for the Chicago Bears on a hugely disappointing day is the possibility that quarterback Caleb Williams is getting closer to returning from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him for three games.
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that → get → games
Chicago coach Ben Johnson said after a 31-7 loss at Green Bay on Sunday that Williams might be available when the Bears visit Atlanta next week.
uncertain
Bears → say → Atlanta
Williams practiced on a limited basis Friday.
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Williams → practice → basis
“He’s on track,” Johnson said.
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Johnson → ’ → track
“We’ll see if it’s Atlanta or after.
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it → see → ?
I think it’s going to be close.”
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it → think → ?
The Bears certainly could use him.
uncertain
Bears → use → him
Chicago (3-2) won its first two games without Williams, who hurt his right hamstring in a 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20.
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who → win → Sept.
Case Keenum led the Bears against Philadelphia, and Tyson Bagent took over for the victory against the New York Jets.
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Bagent → lead → Jets
But the Bears’ offense looked dreadful Sunday without Williams, who orchestrated memorable come-from-behind victories over the Packers late in the regular season and again in a wild-card game last season.
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who → look → game
It didn’t help that the Bears also were missing running back Kyle Monangai due to thumb and toe injuries.
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Bears → help → injuries
Bagent went 12 of 21 for 87 yards with two interceptions, both by Xavier McKinney.
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Bagent → go → McKinney
Keenum replaced Bagent with the Bears already trailing 31-7 early in the fourth quarter, and he went 11 of 19 for 108 yards while throwing one interception and losing a fumble on a strip sack.
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he → replace → sack
Each quarterback was sacked twice.
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quarterback → sack → ?
Johnson was asked after the game how he would handle his quarterback situation against Atlanta if Williams isn’t available.
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Williams → ask → Atlanta
“We’ll do the same thing we do every week,” he said.
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he → do → thing
“We talk as a staff.
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We → talk → staff
We’ll recap this game.
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We → recap → game
And we’ll make a decision next week what’s best for us.”
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what → make → us
Chicago’s offense struggled in just about every respect Sunday.
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offense → struggle → respect
The Bears entered with an NFL-leading 196.3 yards rushing per game, but they gained just 81 yards on 24 carries.
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they → enter → carries
D’Andre Swift ran for 43 yards and scored Chicago’s lone touchdown on fourth down from the 1 in the second quarter.
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Swift → run → quarter
He didn’t get much help without Monangai.
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He → get → Monangai
Keenum is confident the Bears will bounce back no matter who’s at quarterback.
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who → bounce → quarterback
“There’s a lot you find out about yourself in this part of the season, and you’re kind of becoming the team that you’re going to be,” said the 38-year-old Keenum, who came back for a 12th season after being out of football the past two years.
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who → ’ → football
“Your identity is getting forged sometimes through fire.
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identity → forge → fire
So, we’ll see what kind of identity we have coming out of the back end of this thing.”
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we → see → thing
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