Phil Thompson
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Bittersweet news! I'm leaving the Blackhawks beat but taking up a new opportunity as a Bears reporter. I hope you'll still read me in the Tribune! Thank you for all your support.
FINAL: Bears beat the Saints 26-14.

Caleb Williams: 15-of-26, 172 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT

Jake Moody: 4 FGs

Swift: 124 yards rushing, 1 TD

Monangai: 81 yards rushing, 1st career TD
Jake Moody FG for 33 yards is good. Bears lead the Saints 26-14 with 6:22 in the 4th quarter

8 plays, 51 yards, 4:18
Taysom Hill lateral to Alvin Kamara was ruled illegal forward pass after a challenge and review.
Kevin Byard almost had another interception but collided with Nahshon Wright, who was momentarily on the ground, but gingerly walked to the sideline.
Bears TE Cole Kmet is doubtful to return.
Kevin Byard intercepts Spencer Rattler’s ill-advised pass, the Bears' second INT and third takeaway of the day
Jake Moody hits a 24-yard field goal to extend the Bears lead over the Saints to 23-14

8 plays, 66 yards, 5:33
Spencer Rattler passes to Chris Olave for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Blake Grupe PAT is good. Bears lead 20-14

10 plays, 80 yards, 5:20

Injury updates: Bears CB Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder) return is doubtful, Saints RB Kendre Miller (knee) out for the game
Bears lead the Saints 20-7 at the half

Caleb Williams: 8-of-16 for 97, 0 TDs, 1 INT

D'Andre Swift: 10 for 48 yards, 1 TD

Kyle Monangai, 6 for 36 yards, 1st career TD

Bears D: 2 takeaways (1 INT, 1 FR)
Spencer Rattler hits Chris Olave over the middle on a 21-yard touchdown. Grupe PAT is good. Bears lead 20-7 with 22 seconds left in the half.

5 plays, 91 yards, 46 seconds
Kyle Monangai scores from 1-yard out. Jake Moody PAT gives the Bears a 20-0 lead over the Saints with 2:51 left in the 2nd quarter

8 plays, 55 yards, 4:35
Bears not going for the Taysom Hill effect. Loss of 9.
D'Andre Swfit scores on an 11-yard touchdown run. Moody PAT gives the Bears a 13-0 lead with 9:05 left in the 2nd quarter

4 plays, 30 yards, 2:01
Nahshon Wright intercepts Spencer Rattler and returns it 39 yards to the New Orleans 30.
Jake Moody hits a 39-yard field goal to give the Bears a 6-0 lead with 14:06 left in 2nd quarter

9 plays, 35 yards, 3:49
Saints K Blake Grupe misses 53-yard field goal wide right, score remains 3-0 Bears.
Caleb Williams was late on a throw to Rome Odunze and it intercepted by Quincy Riley on 3rd and 17.
Jake Moody kicks a 27-yard field goal to give the Bears a 3-0 lead over the Saints with 9:34 left in the 1st quarter.

6 plays, 15 yards, 3:21
Saints tight end Foster Moreau goes shirtless for warmups. Or maybe it's Jon Bernthal from "The Punisher." 50-50
Bears RB D’Andre Swift responded to MNF analyst Troy Aikman’s comment that Swift’s 55-yard TD catch was “just luck on Chicago's part”:

“I don’t think it was luck. I made it happen. I don’t think it was luck. I don’t have nothing else to say about that.”
The Bears have released defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon, the team announced Friday. DL Austin Booker, who is on injured reserve/designated to return, has practiced in full for a second straight week.
Full: WR Moore (hip/groin, no designation), LB Sewell (concussion, out), DL Booker (knee, questionable), RB Homer (calf, questionable), OL Jackson (ankle, no designation), LB Ogbongbemiga (knee, oquestionable)

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Bears injury report Friday:

DL Grady Jarrett (knee) practiced on limited basis for the first time since Week 3. He was listed as questionable for Sunday's game vs. the Saints

DNP: K Santos (right thigh, out),

Limited: RB Swift (groin, questionable)

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Bears injury report: LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (knee), whose 21-day window opened Thursday, was limited at practice, as was WR DJ Moore (hip/groin) and RB D'Andre Swift (groin).

DNPs: DL Grady Jarrett, K Cairo Santos and LB Noah Sewell (concussion)