59
Points scored by the Bears, their most in a season opener in franchise history and their fourth most in any regular season or postseason game, trailing only wins of 73-0 over Washington in the 1940 NFL Championship Game, 61-20 over the 49ers Dec. 12, 1965, and 61-7 over the Packers Dec. 7, 1980. The 59 points are tied for the second most by an NFL team in a season opener. The only club to score more was the Falcons in a 62-7 win over the Saints Sept. 16, 1973.
6
Rushing touchdowns by the Bears, tied for their most in a game in team history. They also rushed for six TDs in their 73-0 victory over Washington and in a 49-0 win over the Lions Oct. 19, 1941. The six rushing TDs are tied for the fourth most in league history. The Chiefs had eight in a 56-10 win over the Falcons Oct. 24, 2004, while the Saints and Rams each had seven, respectively, in victories of 52-33 over the Vikings Dec. 25, 2020, and 59-0 over the Falcons Dec. 4, 1976.
2
Games in which the Bears have scored at least 14 points in all four quarters in franchise history. They accomplished that feat for the second time Sunday and the first time since a 56-7 win over the Giants Nov. 14, 1943.
1
Games in NFL history that have finished with a 59-37 score—not only a Bearigami, but a Scorigami. It's the 1,096th unique score in league annals.
552
Total yards by the Bears, the most in a season opener and tied for the seventh most in team history.
291
Yards rushing by the Bears, tied for the 19th most in franchise annals and the most since Sept. 9, 1984, when they ran for 302 yards in a 27-0 win over the Broncos.
8
Consecutive games, including playoffs, that Caleb Williams has thrown at least two TD passes, the most in Bears history. He had shared the record of seven straight contests with Erik Kramer, who accomplished the feat from Weeks 4-11 in 1995.
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Players in NFL history to pass for at least 269 yards and 2 TDs, rush for at least 65 yards and 2 TDs, post at least a 124.1 passer rating, complete at least 72% of his passes and not commit a turnover in a game. Williams reached all those benchmarks in Sunday's win over the Panthers.
2
Games in which running backs D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai have both rushed for at least 100 yards. They accomplished the feat Sunday for the second time in the last seven regular-season games, also doing so last Nov. 28 in a 24-15 win over the Eagles. Prior to that, the last time two Bears running backs both ran for at least 100 yards in a game was Nov. 10, 1985, when Hall of Famer Walter Payton and Matt Suhey did so.
3
Rushing TDs by Swift, the most in a game in his seven-year NFL career. He is the first Bears player with three rushing TDs since Jordan Howard had three Dec. 4, 2016, in a 26-6 win over the 49ers. It's the first time a Bears running back has rushed for at least 124 yards and three TDs since Dec. 17, 1995, when Rashaan Salaam ran for 134 yards and three TDs in a 31-10 victory over the Buccaneers.
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Unanswered points the Bears scored in both the first half and again in the second half to take leads of 21-7 and 52-31, respectively.
3
Takeaways the Bears generated, two by the defense and one on special teams. Rookie cornerback Malik Muhammad II intercepted a Bryce Young pass, linebacker Devin Bush recovered a Tetairoa McMillan fumble that was forced by cornerback Jaylon Johnson, and Kaden Davis recovered a muffed punt.
96
Combined points by the Bears and Panthers, the most in an NFL season opener. It's also the most combined points in any Bears game, topping the previous mark of 89, which has occurred three times in franchise history. The 96 points are the most in an NFL game since Nov. 19, 2018, when the Rams (54) and Chiefs (51) produced 105 points.
