CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 22: Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears celebrates a touchdown against the New England Patriots during the third quarter of the game at Soldier Field on October 22, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) | Getty Images Jacob Infante Wed, October 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC · 3 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The Bears picked up a crucial victory over the Patriots on Thursday night, improving their record to 5-2 in the process. The rest of the football week can feel like it drags on after your team plays on a Thursday, but in the case of Chicago, there has still been plenty of buzz after defeating the reigning AFC champions on primetime television.
Each week, I'll review how Chicago's eligible performers graded by Pro Football Network's Impact Scoring model. Now that the rest of the NFL has caught up, and the numbers have all been crunched, here's how Week 7 looked.
Among NFL starting quarterbacks in Week 7, Caleb Williams tied for second with 308 passing yards and ranked fifth with 0.40 EPA per dropback and seventh with +6.7 CPOE. His efficiency on Thursday was impressive, especially when targeting Luther Burden III. Burden's 3.19 EPA per target led all wide receivers, and his perfect 100.0 efficiency grade also led the league. Along the offensive line, Darnell Wright was particularly elite, finishing third among offensive tackles with an 85.7 run-blocking grade and fourth with an 81.2 pass-blocking grade.
As one could likely anticipate by Drake Maye's stat line on Thursday, the Bears' defense didn't grade incredibly well in Week 7. D'Marco Jackson was the highest-grading defender of the bunch, having tallied six tackles and an interception and allowing a 52.8 passer rating when targeted in coverage. Malik Muhammad was the only other Bears starter who performed at an above-average starting level; both Tyrique Stevenson and Jaylon Johnson allowed passer ratings above 100.0 on Thursday, while Cam Lewis allowed a perfect 158.3 passer rating when targeted in coverage.
Even though he missed a field goal earlier in the game, Cairo Santos comes into the top ten after nailing a 58-yard field goal to give the Bears a two-score lead in the fourth quarter. On the punting end, Tory Taylor ranked eighth among 29 punters with a net punting average of 44.0 against the Patriots.
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