The Chicago Bears hosted the New England Patriots at Soldier Field on Thursday night, October 22, 2026, entering as three-point favorites. Most reporting has Chicago winning 30-24 on Cairo Santos' career-long 58-yard field goal, after a late Caleb Williams sack dropped the field goal make probability from about 72 percent to 28 percent. Earlier coverage focused on New England's 13 giveaways this season against 16 all of last year, the Patriots' injury list, and Bears giveaways of fake Ditka mustaches and 10,000 headbands. The discussion now splits on the result itself, with shows reporting 27-21 and 32-24 Chicago wins.