After losing 14 straight games, the Bears (2-5) triumphed for the second time in three games. After the starting quarterbacks for both teams were hurt the week before, they prevailed in a battle of backups. In a defeat to Minnesota, Fields dislocated his right thumb, and Jimmy Garoppolo of Las Vegas left a victory over New England due to a back issue.
With two interceptions and 129 yards passing, Brian Hoyer led the Raiders (3-4) to a decisive victory after winning their previous two games.
Josh McDaniels, the coach, remarked, “We didn’t do anything well enough to deserve to win.”
With an undrafted rookie at quarterback, the Bears’ game plan was streamlined and they relied mostly on short throws and handoffs.
“In my hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia, I had many friends and family who realized the magnitude of this event in a person’s life,” stated Bagent, who was not selected from Division II Shepherd University in his home state. Few people can claim to have started in an NFL game, much less won one. Had a good number of those chats today. I believe that both the players and the staff were aware of it. For that reason, everyone supported me just as much as they did.
After losing 14 straight games, the Bears (2-5) triumphed for the second time in three games. After the starting quarterbacks for both teams were hurt the week before, they prevailed in a battle of backups. In a defeat to Minnesota, Fields dislocated his right thumb, and Jimmy Garoppolo of Las Vegas left a victory over New England due to a back issue.
With two interceptions and 129 yards passing, Brian Hoyer led the Raiders (3-4) to a decisive victory after winning their previous two games.
Josh McDaniels, the coach, remarked, “We didn’t do anything well enough to deserve to win.”
With an undrafted rookie at quarterback, the Bears’ game plan was streamlined and they relied mostly on short throws and handoffs.
Bagent, who made his debut last week following Fields’ early second-half exit from that match, attended the match with family and friends.
Foreman stated, “I think he was just himself—nothing different from what we’ve seen throughout preseason so far.” “I believe that all of us anticipated that he would be the kind of person to show up and act in that way today. Therefore, not shocking.
On 16 carries, Foreman gained 89 yards and his first two scores since joining Chicago in March. He scored from the second spot.
DJ Moore gained 54 yards while catching eight passes.
In the fourth quarter, Cairo Santos made a 54-yard field goal kick. Jaylon Johnson intercepted two passes in the final moments of the game, and Tremaine Edmunds had an interception that set up Foreman for a touchdown run. After making it 30–6, he returned one against Hoyer 39 yards for a touchdown and then picked off Aidan O’Connell, a native of the Chicago area.
Maxx Crosby, a standout edge rusher with one sack, was largely met with resistance from the offensive line. The Bears won their first game at Soldier Field since Week 3 against Houston last season thanks to the defense, which took the ball away three times while holding Las Vegas to 235 yards.
After McDaniels decided to go with a 15-year veteran instead of a rookie, Hoyer completed 17 of 32 passes and posted a 37.1 passer rating. With a touchdown and an interception, O’Connell completed 10 of 13 passes for 75 yards.
The Bears’ perennial nemesis, Davante Adams, caught seven catches for 57 yards. Against Chicago, the three-time All-Pro finished with 81 receptions for 1,024 yards and 10 touchdowns in 16 games.
