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Bears beat Patriots 30-24 on a 58-yard field goal

Santos's career-long kick with 1:34 left made it 30-21 for Chicago, and Odunze smothered the final onside kick; the sack still stung.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN After Hours
Published 2:01 AM ET, Friday, October 23, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from BBN After Hours at 2:01 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

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First reported by New York Post: “Gutsy field goal decision bails out Caleb Williams’ mistake as Bears beat Patriots in ‘TNF’ thriller”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports, ClutchPoints, NBC Chicago, Getmoresports and NBC Philadelphia.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 2:01 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield, Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: TNF, Patriots, Super Bowl, Caleb Williams.
BBN covered this story before: Bears fend off Patriots 30-24 on Thursday Night Football (October 23).

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New York PostGutsy field goal decision bails out Caleb Williams’ mistake as Bears beat Patriots in ‘TNF’ thriller
Yahoo SportsIt’s time to take Bears seriously as Super Bowl contenders after convincing win over Patriots
ClutchPointsBears’ Caleb Williams makes humble admission on brutal sack that Cairo Santos bailed him out of October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
NBC ChicagoRecap: Bears, Caleb Williams beat Patriots at Soldier Field October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
GetmoresportsWilliams, Bears hold off Patriots as Santos boots 58-yard winner October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
NBC PhiladelphiaWinners, losers as Bears outlast Patriots 30-24 on Thursday Night Football October 22, 2026 · facts used on air

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Bears beat the Patriots thirty to twenty-four at Soldier Field, and Cairo Santos kicked a fifty-eight-yard field goal with one thirty-four left to make it a nine-point game.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat was a career long, and he had hit the upright on a fifty-three-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCaleb Williams went twenty-two of thirty-three for three hundred and eight yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe also took a sack on the play before the kick. Williams said, quote, I shouldn't have taken that sack in that situation.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCoach Ben Johnson made the call to try the long kick, and Rome Odunze smothered the final onside kick to seal it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA sack, a missed kick, and a coach saying go for it anyway. That's confidence.

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