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One Column Says the Bears Will Break the Scoring Record. Another Says Slow Down. Their Coach Says He's Trying To.

Fifty-nine points in Week 1 extrapolates to 1,003 across a 17-game season. ESPN called the record talk reasonable. Ben Johnson had already said out loud that it was the goal.

Sep 15, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
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Bears Put 59 on Carolina, Their Most in 46 Years, and Ben Johnson Says That Was Always the Target

Chicago's 59-37 win over the Panthers was the franchise's highest-scoring game since the 1980 season, and Caleb Williams became the first Bear ever to post his particular line.

Sep 15, 2026, 9:20 AM ET
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Caleb Williams Named Bears Captain for Third Straight Year as Chicago's Leadership Group Resets Before Week 1

Bears coach Ben Johnson named five team captains for 2026 — Caleb Williams, Joe Thuney, Grady Jarrett, Cairo Santos, and new addition T.J. Edwards — five days before Chicago opens its season at Carolina.

Sep 5, 2026, 7:32 PM