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2025 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 2, 2025 · Paycor Stadium
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Chicago Bears 47–42. Biggest swing: Q4 0:25, CIN +55% win probability on one snap.
The game in one curve — scrub to replay it
(:25) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass deep middle to 84-C.Loveland for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
How the points landed
8-C.Santos kicks 63 yards from CHI 35 to CIN 2. 15-C.Jones for 98 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 0 — CIN 7(8:50) (Shotgun) 75-O.Trapilo reported in as eligible. 2-D.Moore pass short right to 18-C.Williams for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 7 — CIN 7(5:46) 2-E.McPherson 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
Score after this play: CHI 7 — CIN 10(15:00) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short middle to 14-O.Zaccheaus for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 14 — CIN 10(5:51) 2-E.McPherson 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
Score after this play: CHI 14 — CIN 13(1:33) 8-C.Santos 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
Score after this play: CHI 17 — CIN 13(1:18) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass deep left to 5-T.Higgins for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 17 — CIN 20(8:14) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short middle to 84-C.Loveland for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 24 — CIN 20(5:22) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short right to 5-T.Higgins for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 24 — CIN 27(2:03) 38-B.Brown left tackle for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 31 — CIN 27(12:08) 8-C.Santos 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
Score after this play: CHI 34 — CIN 27(5:03) 2-D.Moore left end to CIN 1 for 16 yards (29-C.Taylor-Britt; 22-G.Stone). Cincinnati challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 2-D.Moore left end for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 41 — CIN 27(1:47) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass deep middle to 86-N.Fant for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN [92-D.Hardy]. (two-point conversion good)
Score after this play: CHI 41 — CIN 35(:58) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short middle to 80-A.Iosivas for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CHI 41 — CIN 42(:25) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass deep middle to 84-C.Loveland for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Score after this play: CHI 47 — CIN 42Down-to-down truth
| Metric | Bears | Bengals |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive plays | 77 | 65 |
| Total yards | 576 (edge) | 498 |
| Yards per play | 7.5 | 7.7 (edge) |
| Expected points added / play | 0.45 (edge) | 0.23 |
| Success rate | 56% (edge) | 49% |
| Dropback rate | 58% | 78% |
| Dropback efficiency (EPA/play) | 0.46 (edge) | 0.33 |
| Rush efficiency (EPA/play) | 0.44 (edge) | -0.12 |
| Third downs | 8/15 (edge) | 5/10 |
| Red-zone trips → TDs | 0 → 0 | 0 → 0 |
| Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass) | 12 (edge) | 11 |
| First downs gained on snaps | 29 (edge) | 26 |
| Sacks taken | 2 (edge) | 3 |
| Turnovers | 0 (edge) | 4 |
Bears won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.45 expected points added per play vs 0.23.
Who moved the needle
Passing · CIN
31/47, 470 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
16.7 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
20/34, 280 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
14.0 expected points added · -0.9% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
6/7 for 118 yds, 2 TD
21% of team targets · 10.5 expected points added
Possession by possession
| # | Team | Start | Plays | Scrim yds | Clock | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIN | — | 2 | 0 | 0:11 | Defensive touchdown +7 | |
| 2 | CHI | CHI 27 | 14 | 68 | 6:05 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 3 | CIN | CIN 45 | 8 | 32 | 3:03 | Field goal +3 | |
| 4 | CHI | CHI 26 | 13 | 74 | 5:47 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 5 | CIN | CIN 31 | 5 | 8 | 2:42 | Punt | |
| 6 | CHI | CHI 18 | 4 | 8 | 2:05 | Punt | |
| 7 | CIN | CIN 15 | 11 | 85 | 4:20 | Field goal +3 | |
| 8 | CHI | CHI 35 | 12 | 69 | 4:18 | Field goal +3 | |
| 9 | CIN | CIN 37 | 4 | 63 | 0:17 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 10 | CHI | CHI 20 | 11 | 51 | 1:09 | Missed field goal | |
| 11 | CIN | CIN 37 | 1 | 0 | 0:03 | End of half | |
| 12 | CHI | CHI 23 | 14 | 77 | 6:49 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 13 | CIN | CIN 31 | 8 | 69 | 2:52 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 14 | CHI | CHI 26 | 8 | 74 | 3:22 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 15 | CIN | CIN 27 | 5 | 11 | 2:03 | Fumble | |
| 16 | CHI | CIN 38 | 5 | 20 | 2:51 | Field goal +3 | |
| 17 | CIN | CIN 26 | 14 | 48 | 6:10 | Missed field goal | |
| 18 | CHI | CHI 44 | 3 | 56 | 1:00 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 19 | CIN | CIN 33 | 9 | 55 | 2:11 | Defensive touchdown | |
| 20 | CHI | CHI 4 | 4 | 7 | 0:27 | Punt | |
| 21 | CIN | CIN 45 | 5 | 57 | 0:32 | Touchdown +8 | |
| 22 | CIN | CIN 43 | 8 | 57 | 0:49 | Touchdown +7 | |
| 23 | CHI | CHI 28 | 6 | 72 | 0:37 | Touchdown +6 | |
| 24 | CIN | CIN 35 | 4 | 13 | 0:17 | Interception |
15 of 24 drives ended in points. Longest march: Bengals gained 85 scrimmage yards over 11 plays for a field goal.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 20/34 | 280 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14.0 |
| Tyson Bagent | 1/1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| DJ Moore | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Cole Kmet | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Monangai | 26 | 176 | 6.8 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Caleb Williams | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Brittain Brown | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 1 | 2.6 |
| DJ Moore |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colston Loveland | 6 | 7 | 118 | 2 | 21% | 10.5 |
| DJ Moore | 4 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 18% | 3.5 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 6 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 24% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremaine Edmunds | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaquan Brisker | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrique Stevenson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 31/47 | 470 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Bears closed -3 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 51.5; the game landed 89 — over by 37.5.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| 17 |
| 17.0 |
| 1 |
| 2.3 |
| 5.1 |
| Caleb Williams | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 6% | 5.3 |
| Kyle Monangai | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 15% | -0.0 |
| Cole Kmet | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Brittain Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Rome Odunze | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| T.J. Edwards | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nahshon Wright | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Byard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Homer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -1.2 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Tahj Brooks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Joe Flacco | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins | 7 | 9 | 121 | 2 | 20% | 11.6 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 6 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 18% | 5.6 |
| Chase Brown | 8 | 14 | 75 | 0 | 31% | -2.6 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 5 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 16% | 5.5 |
| Tanner Hudson | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 4% | 3.6 |
| Noah Fant | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 7% | 2.7 |
| Mitchell Tinsley | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 4% | 2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Battle | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Carter | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daxton Hill | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Stone | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Murphy | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oren Burks | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedarrell Slaton | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| B.J. Hill | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
