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DJ Moore DJ Moore Scores via pass and rush
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 10:23 PM
Moore went 1-for-1 passing for two yards and one touchdown, added four receptions for 72 yards on six targets, and rushed once for 17 yards and one touchdown in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: Moore has 145 receiving yards over his last two contests (72 this game and 73 last week) after failing to reach 60 yards in any of his previous five. He's working his way back into weekly WR3 territory with multi-phase involvement boosting his opportunities. |
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Olamide Zaccheaus Olamide Zaccheaus Finds end zone on eight targets
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 10:19 PM
Zaccheaus caught six passes for 58 yards and one touchdown on eight targets in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: Zaccheaus scored his first touchdown of the season and led Chicago with eight targets in this game. He profiles as a top-60 receiver while drawing four-plus looks in all but one game this season, but the receiver has just one game with more than 42 yards. |
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Rome Odunze Rome Odunze Held without a catch
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 10:16 PM
Odunze failed to secure any of his three targets in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: Odunze had logged at least five targets in every prior game this season before being limited to three in Cincinnati. The receiver has 32 or fewer yards in three of the last four games. He remains a full-time starter with WR3 appeal, though this marked his first game without a reception in 2025. |
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Tyson Bagent Tyson Bagent Attempts one pass in win
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 10:06 PM
Bagent completed his only pass for 20 yards in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: Bagent handled mop-up duty and remains a clear backup to Caleb Williams. He holds no fantasy value in single-QB formats. |
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Caleb Williams Caleb Williams Four total TDs in win
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 5:58 PM
Williams completed 20 of 34 passes for 280 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, rushed five times for 53 yards and brought in two targets for 22 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: Williams' brimming stat line tells the tale of a wild afternoon at Paycor Stadium that featured seven lead changes. Williams had a hand in the decisive one, connecting with rookie tight end Colston Loveland for a 58-yard game-winning touchdown. That momentous play was preceded by a 15- and five-yard scoring strikes to Olamide Zaccheaus and Loveland, respectively, as well as Williams' own two-yard TD grab from DJ Moore on a trick play to cap off Chicago's opening possession. The 2024 first overall pick snapped a two-game TD-pass drought with Sunday's performance, and he also hit the 280-yard mark for the second consecutive contest. Williams and the Bears have another favorable matchup on tap when the Giants pay a visit to Soldier Field for a Week 10 matchup next Sunday afternoon. |
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Colston Loveland Colston Loveland Game-winning TD in wild victory
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 4:23 PM
Loveland secured six of seven targets for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: The rookie put a thrilling cap on the wildest fourth quarter of the season, recording a 58-yard catch-and-run touchdown during which he bounced off a would-be tackler in the middle of the field and sprinted into the end zone with 17 seconds remaining. Loveland preceded that memorable play with a five-yard scoring grab in the first half of the third quarter, and the two catches served as the 2025 first-round pick's first pair of NFL touchdowns. Loveland's career-high reception, yardage and target totals were partly the result of Cole Kmet exiting the game with a concussion in the second quarter, but the former is clearly earning the right to more playing time by the week. |
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Kyle Monangai Kyle Monangai Memorable day in first career start
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 4:14 PM
Monangai rushed 26 times for 176 yards and brought in three of five targets for 22 yards in the Bears' 47-42 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Analysis: The rookie seventh-round pick got the starting call with both D'Andre Swift (groin) and Roschon Johnson (back) sidelined, and Monangai delivered even better returns than he was already projected for while facing a highly porous Bengals defense. Monangai's longest run of the day went for an impressive 39 yards, one of his three gains of 10-plus yards on the ground. The standout performance certainly gives the Bears confidence -- and perhaps the luxury of sitting Swift out an extra week if he's not fully healthy -- when they draw another extremely favorable matchup for the running game in that of the visiting Giants in Week 10. |
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Cole Kmet Cole Kmet Concussion confirmed
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 2:06 PM
Kmet won't return to Sunday's contest at Cincinnati due to a concussion, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Analysis: Kmet paid a visit to the sideline tent in the second quarter and then went to the locker room before the Bears announced that he was being checked for a concussion. With a head injury confirmed, he'll be out until he gains clearance from an independent neurologist. Rookie second-round pick Colston Loveland is set to lead Chicago's TE group during Kmet's absence. |
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Cole Kmet Cole Kmet Being checked for concussion
Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 1:33 PM
Kmet is under evaluation for a concussion during Sunday's contest at Cincinnati.
Analysis: Kmet visited the medical tent in the second quarter and then walked to the locker room before the Bears made this announcement. At the time of his departure, he'd hauled in one of two targets for 10 yards and also was 0-for-1 passing. Rookie first-round Colston Loveland is poised for more work for as long as Kmet is sidelined. |
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Kyle Monangai Kyle Monangai Slated to pace backfield in Week 9
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:19 PM
Monangai is poised to lead the Bears backfield Sunday at Cincinnati in the wake of D'Andre Swift (groin) being ruled out, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: Both Swift and Roschon Johnson (back) were unable to practice this week due to their respective injuries, and Chicago ruled out both players on Friday's practice report. Swift's health concern in particular has been lingering for weeks, so perhaps the Bears are giving him the week off with the long term in mind. In any case, Monangai will be the primary beneficiary Sunday, and the rookie seventh-round pick's average of 4.4 yards per carry so far as a pro indicates a fruitful performance is very possible against the Bengals' league-worst run defense (151.9 yards per game). |
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Luther Burden Luther Burden Not playing in Week 9
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:11 PM
Burden (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game at Cincinnati.
Analysis: Burden suffered a concussion during this past Sunday's loss at Baltimore and wasn't able to practice in any capacity during Week 9 prep. With no progress to speak of yet through the protocol for head injuries, he could be in danger of missing multiple contests. Meanwhile, the rest of the Bears' banged-up wide receivers don't have designations going into the weekend, meaning Rome Odunze (heel), DJ Moore (hip/groin) and Olamide Zaccheaus (knee) all are poised for their typical roles in the passing game. |
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Olamide Zaccheaus Olamide Zaccheaus Cleared to play
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:08 PM
Zaccheaus (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Bengals, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: With Luther Burden (concussion) out, Zaccheaus should see the bulk of the WR3 snaps behind Rome Odunze and DJ Moore. The matchup is good, but Zaccheaus hasn't seen enough target volume to warrant fantasy lineup consideration outside of daily fantasy contests. |
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Cole Kmet Cole Kmet Cleared to return
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:06 PM
Kmet (back) was a full practice participant Friday and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bengals.
Analysis: Kmet will return from a one-game absence and likely continue rotating with rookie Colston Loveland, who caught three passes for 38 yards in the loss to Baltimore last week. A favorable matchup with the Bengals should lead to some TE production, but it's hard to say which guy will come out ahead in terms of snaps and routes, never mind targets. |
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Roschon Johnson Roschon Johnson Will not face Cincinnati
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:05 PM
Johnson (back) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: Johnson will join D'Andre Swift (groin) on the sidelines for this one, leaving Kyle Monangai and Travis Homer as the lone healthy running backs currently on the 53-man roster. Brittain Brown is on the practice squad as a likely elevation for Week 9. |
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DJ Moore DJ Moore Good to go
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:05 PM
Moore (hip/groin) was a full practice participant Friday and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bengals.
Analysis: Chicago's top four WRs were all listed on the injury report this week, but only No. 4 receiver Luther Burden (out - concussion) hasn't been cleared to play. Moore thus figures to handle his usual role, though perhaps with a bit more upside for carries and screens in the absence of RB D'Andre Swift (out - groin). |
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Rome Odunze Rome Odunze No injury designation
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 2:01 PM
Odunze (heel) was a full practice participant Friday and doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bengals.
Analysis: The same goes for WR DJ Moore (hip/groin), WR Olamide Zaccheaus (knee) and TE Cole Kmet (back), while No. 4 receiver Luther Burden (concussion) and starting running back D'Andre Swift (groin) have been ruled out. Odunze doesn't really have room for growth in terms of snap/route shares, but he could be even more of a priority than usual in terms of targets/touches with Swift and Burden out of action. |
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D'Andre Swift D'Andre Swift Ruled out this week
Fri, Oct 31, 2025, 1:47 PM
Swift (groin) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals.
Analysis: Swift played through the same groin injury and remained productive the past few weeks, but he's now set to miss at least one game after not practicing at all during Week 9 prep. Bears coach Ben Johnson discussed Swift's nagging groin injury earlier Friday, telling reporters that the Bears are "just doing our due diligence" and "want to make sure we have [Swift] in a good spot for the whole season," per Adam Jahns of AllCHGO.com. In any case, Kyle Monangai will be Chicago's lead back Sunday, likely taking on a large workload against one of the worst defenses in the league. |
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Olamide Zaccheaus Olamide Zaccheaus Puts in limited practice
Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 2:36 PM
Zaccheaus (knee) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Analysis: Coming out of a Week 8 loss to the Ravens in which he recorded a season-high seven catches (for 33 yards), Zaccheaus was one of four Chicago receivers who appeared on the team's initial Week 9 injury report. Zaccheaus' ability to get back on the field a day later -- albeit in a limited fashion -- is an encouraging sign that his knee injury isn't overly significant, though he may still need to upgrade to full participation in Friday's practice to avoid carrying a questionable tag into Sunday's game in Cincinnati. |
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DJ Moore DJ Moore Upgrades to limited practice
Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 2:33 PM
Moore (hip/groin) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Analysis: After each of the Bears' top four receivers -- Moore, Rome Odunze (heel), Olamide Zaccheaus (knee) and Luther Burden (concussion) -- sat out Wednesday's session, the team received some good news with all but Burden logging limited workouts Thursday. Assuming Moore is able to maintain limited participation or upgrade to full activity Friday, he should be in line to play this Sunday in Cincinnati. |
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Rome Odunze Rome Odunze Expects to play Sunday
Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 2:30 PM
Odunze (heel) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Analysis: A spectator for the Bears' first practice of the week Wednesday, Odunze's ability to increase his activity a day later is an encouraging sign as Sunday's game against the Bengals approaches. The Bears will wait until after Friday's practice before deciding whether Odunze carries a designation into the weekend, but the second-year receiver told Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times after Thursday's session that he expects to be good to go for Sunday's contest. |
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