CHICAGO — Caleb Williams tied a profession excessive with 4 landing passes and the Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
The Bears (1-2) acquired a win they sorely wanted coming off a 52-21 blowout loss at Detroit. Johnson known as out his staff’s follow habits in the course of the week, saying they weren’t “championship-caliber.” However he needed to like what he noticed in opposition to the Cowboys (1-2).
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In a put up to X on Friday, The Wiener’s Circle claimed the enduring Chicago restaurant would give away free sizzling canine on Tuesday if Williams threw at the very least 4 touchdowns in Sunday’s sport.
Johnson’s offense broke off a number of large performs whereas racking up 385 yards. It added as much as a tough day for Dallas defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus in his first look at Soldier Area because the Bears fired him as head coach final November.
Williams regarded extra just like the quarterback the Bears want him to turn into than the one who pale after sturdy begins the primary two weeks. The No. 1 total draft choose final yr, he accomplished 19 of 28 passes for 298 yards and a 142.6 score.
Rookie Luther Burden caught his first profession landing when he hauled in a 65-yarder within the first quarter. The second-round choose from Missouri completed with 101 yards on three receptions.
Rome Odunze had 62 yards and a landing catch, giving him 4 this season.
Cole Kmet caught a 10-yard landing move close to the tip of the primary half. DJ Moore made it 31-14 with a 4-yard TD reception within the third quarter, capping 19-play drive that ate up 9:54.
The Cowboys by no means actually acquired their offense in gear and could not make the stops they wanted after squeezing out an exciting additional time win over the New York Giants. It will not get any simpler this week with Micah Parsons and the Inexperienced Bay Packers visiting Dallas.
Dak Prescott accomplished 31 of 40 passes, however had simply 251 yards. He threw a landing to George Pickens within the second quarter, however was intercepted twice.
Star receiver CeeDee Lamb left with an ankle harm within the first quarter. The four-time Professional Bowler was damage on a run, when he took a handoff and twisted his ankle as he was tackled by Noah Sewell.
After blowing an 11-point lead within the opener in opposition to Minnesota and getting embarrassed by Detroit, the Bears regarded higher early.
Williams accomplished 10 of 16 passes for 239 yards as Chicago grabbed a 24-14 halftime lead.
Accidents
Cowboys: CB Trevon Diggs (shoulder) and DT Kenny Clark (ankle) acquired banged up.
Bears: TE Colston Loveland (hip) was damage within the first half. … CB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) missed his third sport. … LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring) was inactive.
Up subsequent
Cowboys: Host Inexperienced Bay subsequent Sunday.
Bears: Go to Las Vegas subsequent Sunday.
ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.
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