It wasn’t memorable or impressive, but the Bears pulled out a 26-14 victory over the Saints to improve to 4-2, matching where they stood at this point last season.
Here’s what went right and wrong in the win:
Defense disrupts
While there still are concerns about the defense overall, the Bears got four takeaways: a Montez Sweat strip-sack and interceptions by Kevin Byard, Tremaine Edmunds and Nahshon Wright.
Swift solid
D’Andre Swift continued playing like the running back the Bears need and ran for 124 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. He also got solid backup from rookie Kyle Monangai with 81 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.
Wobbly Williams
Quarterback Caleb Williams’ performance, including a season-worst 61.7 passer rating and season-low 172 yards, simply won’t be good enough against decent teams. The Bears need him to be a major factor in order to keep winning.
There’s no great achievement in kicking a sad-sack opponent to the curb, but it was how the Bears won a fourth game in a row — for the first time since 2018 — that counted.
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Sunday marked just the third time in Swift’s career he’d run for more than 100 yards in consecutive games.
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While all wins are worth celebrating, this didn’t change the overall assessment. Quarterback Caleb Williams called it “insane” for the Bears to be 4-2 given how much growth has yet to happen, and Johnson continued his approach of cherishing the victory, but still being “a truth teller.”
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