NFL THURSDAY GAME CAPSULE: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (4-2) AT CHICAGO BEARS (4-2)
Regular Season: NE leads series, 11-4 (NE won 6 of past 7)
Last reg. season meeting: 11/10/24: NE 19 at CHI 3
PATRIOTS NOTES:
QB DRAKE MAYE passed for 235 yards & 3 TDs with 110.8 rating in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row with 235+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes. Is 1 of 4 AFC QBs with 3+ TD passes in 3 games this season. Completed 15 of 25 atts. (60 pct.) for 184 yards & TD in last meeting. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON has 70+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2 of his past 3. Had 74 rush yards in last meeting. • RB COREY KINER aims for his 3rd in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. • WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS had 7 receptions for 86 yards & TD in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Had 4 catches for 50 yards in last meeting. • WR A.J. BROWN had 10 catches for 132 yards & 2 TDs in his last game vs. Chi. (11/28/25 w/ Phi.). Aims for 4th in row vs. Chi. with 100+ rec. yards. • TE HUNTER HENRY aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD. • DT MILTON WILLIAMS had 1st sack of season in Week 6. • LB CHRISTIAN ELLISS had 6 tackles & PD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 6+ tackles. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 6. Aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 8 tackles in his last game vs. Chi. (10/22/23 w/ LV). • LB ELIJAH PONDER had sack last week. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 5.5 sacks in 2026. Aims for his 6th in row with 0.5+ sacks. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ had 6 tackles in Week 6. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. • CB MARCUS JONES led team with 8 tackles & had PD last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Had 4 tackles & PD in last meeting. • CB CHARLES WOODS had 1st-career INT in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • S KEVIN BYARD had 7 tackles & PD last week. Spent past 2 seasons (2024- 25) with Chi., totaling 223 tackles, 15 PD, 9 TFL, 8 INTs, 2 sacks, 2 FRs & FF. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Had 7 tackles in his last game vs. Chi. (11/8/20 w/ Ten.).
BEARS NOTES:
QB CALEB WILLIAMS completed 30 of 36 pass atts. (83.3 pct) for 305 yards & TD for 111.2 rating in Week 6. Has 50 career TD passes & is 3rd QB ever (Lamar Jackson & Patrick Mahomes) with 15-or-fewer INTs (14) at time of 50th career TD pass. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 2 rush TDs in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 6 games this season, 1 of 3 RBs (Jonathan Taylor & Jaylen Warren) to do so. • RB KYLE MONANGAI has 363 scrimmage yards & 3 rush TDs in 2026. • WR LUTHER BURDEN led team with 8 catches for season-high 95 yards in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 60+ rec. yards. • TE COLSTON LOVELAND had 6 catches for 65 yards & TD in Week 6. • LB DEVIN BUSH led team with 7 tackles & had FR in Week 6. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. Had 5 tackles & FR in last game vs. NE (10/26/25 w/ Cle.). • LB NOAH SEWELL had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 6. • LB T.J. EDWARDS had TFL in Week 5 & has TFL in 2 of his past 3. Had 12 tackles & INT in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NE with PD. • DL AUSTIN BOOKER has sack in 2 of his past 3. • DL DANIEL HARDY had 1st-career sack in Week 6. • CB KYLER GORDON had career-high 3 sacks & 2 FF in Week 6, 1st DB since 2000 to do so in a single game. • DB DILLON THIENEMAN (rookie) had sack & PD in Week 6. Has 6+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 & aims for 4th in row at home with 6+ tackles. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had PD in Week 6 & aims for 3rd in row with PD. • DB JOSH BLACKWELL had 1st PD of season last week. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON had PD in Week 5. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 at home.
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