Bears 24-18 Rams (September 29, 2024) Game Recap

CHICAGO – Caleb Williams led four scoring drives, D’Andre Swift had 165 yards and a touchdown and the Chicago Bears beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-18 on Sunday.

Jaquan Brisker intercepted Matthew Stafford with about a minute left after the Bears punted on the previous play, helping Chicago (2-2) snap a two-game losing streak.

Williams threw for 157 yards and a touchdown after setting a Bears rookie record with 363 yards last week in Indianapolis. The No. 1 overall draft pick and former Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California was 17 of 23 with a 9-yard TD pass to DJ Moore in the third quarter.

Swift had his best game since signing with the Bears in March. He was a Pro Bowler with Philadelphia last season and broke off a 36-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that made the score 24-15. He finished the game with 16 carries for 93 yards and seven catches for 72 yards.

Roschon Johnson ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter after Montez Sweat sacked Stafford deep in Los Angeles territory.

The Bears won for the first time since beating Tennessee in Week 1 and snapped a three-game skid against the Rams (1-3), who had just pulled off a fourth-quarter rally to beat San Francisco.

Stafford completed 20 of 29 passes for 224 yards. But his late interception on first down at the Los Angeles 8 put an end to a potential comeback.

Tutu Atwell had 82 yards receiving, Cooper Kupp (ankle) and Puka Nacua (knee) were out, and Kyren Williams ran for 94 yards and a touchdown.

The Rams reached the Chicago 7 early in the third quarter, but then had to settle for a Joshua Karty field goal that cut the score to 10-9.

The Bears then went 74 yards, with Caleb Williams finding Moore in the back of the end zone, increasing the lead to eight.

The Rams responded with a 70-yard drive. Kyren Williams hit from the 3 on the first play of the quarter to make it 17:15, but the 2-point conversion pass failed.

Chicago responded again and went 70 yards. Caleb Williams hit Cole Kmet for a clean 22-yard pass over the middle, and Swift jumped over a sweeping linebacker Michael Hoecht at the line on the next play to start his long touchdown run, his first score since signing with the Bears in the offseason.

Karty made it 24-18 with a 52-yard field goal.

Injuries

Bears: RG Teven Jenkins (ribs) left early in the second quarter after being injured while blocking a run.

Next

Rams: Host Green Bay next Sunday.

Bears: Host Carolina next Sunday.

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