CHICAGO (AP) It was a listless Sunday afternoon for the Chicago Bears up until the very end. That’s when Caleb Williams and company found a way.<\/p>\n
There is no panic in Chicago these days. At least not when there are minutes left on the clock.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know who we are,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe know we\u2019re real.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams threw a touchdown pass and scrambled for a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, sending the Bears to a 24-20 victory over Jaxson Dart and the struggling New York Giants.<\/p>\n
Led by Williams, Chicago scored the last 14 points after Younghoe Koo\u2019s 19-yard field goal gave New York a 20-10 lead with 10:19 left. C.J. Gardner-Johnson had two sacks for the Bears (6-3), including one on Russell Wilson on a key third down in the final period.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got some ballers. … We\u2019re ready to make a push,\u201d said Gardner-Johnson, a veteran defensive back who signed with the team last month.<\/p>\n
Williams sparked the rally with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Rome Odunze, making it 20-17 with 3:56 left. Odunze finished with six receptions for 86 yards after he was shut out during last weekend’s 47-42 win at Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
After New York stalled and Jamie Gillan had a 26-yard punt, Williams went back to work. He found Luther Burden III for 27 yards to the Giants 19. One play later, Williams scored on a 17-yard run to make it 24-20 with 1:47 remaining.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have this belief that we\u2019re going to find a way in the fourth quarter,\u201d Bears coach Ben Johnson said. \u201cProvided it\u2019s somewhat close, we\u2019re going to find a way to come out on top of this thing. It\u2019s week in and week out they\u2019re proving that.\u201d<\/p>\n
New York (2-8) had one last chance after Chicago took the lead. Russell Wilson scrambled for 11 yards, but the Giants ended up turning the ball over on downs at their own 46.<\/p>\n
Wilson entered at the start of the fourth because Dart was being evaluated for a concussion. The rookie scored two touchdowns on designed runs, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history with at least one rushing TD in five straight games.<\/p>\n
The Giants had a 17-10 lead when Wilson came in, but he wasn\u2019t able to close it out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey made a couple of plays, and that was just unfortunate for us,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cBut I felt mentally ready and all of us being ready to respond. Unfortunately, we didn\u2019t get to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Dart was shaken up after he was hit by defensive lineman Austin Booker and Gardner-Johnson on a third-quarter run, resulting in a fumble. He was in for two more plays at the end of the period before Wilson came in.<\/p>\n
Dart finished with 66 yards on six carries in New York\u2019s fourth consecutive loss. He was 19-of-29 passing for 242 yards.<\/p>\n
“We have confidence in Russ. But you never want to see any of your guys going down,\u201d Giants coach Brian Daboll said.<\/p>\n
Dart and Darius Slayton helped New York\u2019s offense find its stride after a slow start. Slayton made a one-handed catch for 31 yards at the end of the first quarter, and then had a 38-yard reception on the opening play of the second.<\/p>\n
Dart capped the 80-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run, tying it at 7 with 13:06 left in the first half. It was his sixth rushing TD of the season.<\/p>\n
The Giants took their first lead on Koo\u2019s 32-yard field goal in the final seconds of the first half. Koo stepped in for Graham Gano, who was sidelined by a neck injury.<\/p>\n
Giants: Slayton was hampered by a hamstring injury. … DL Rakeem Nu\u00f1ez-Roches Sr. departed with a toe injury. … LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles had a pec injury.<\/p>\n
Bears: WR DJ Moore was slowed by a shoulder injury. … LB Ruben Hyppolite II departed with a knee injury.<\/p>\n
Giants: Host the Green Bay Packers next Sunday.<\/p>\n
Bears: At the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday.<\/p>\n
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