Week 7 · Final

Patriots at Bears

New England Patriots 24, Chicago Bears 20 · NNA Madden 27 Regs

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Week 7

New England PatriotsPatriotsAway · 1-5Winner

24Final20

Chicago BearsBearsHome · 1-5

By the numbers

Patriots 24 3 TD · 1 FG · 3 XP

Bears 20 2 TD · 2 FG · 2 XPDrake Maye 238 yds passingD'Andre Swift 54 yds rushingHunter Henry 88 yds receivingCraig Woodson 10 tkl defenseTotal yards 364 · 242Passing yards 238 · 127Rushing yards 126 · 115Completions 21/33 · 20/33Yards per carry 5.5 · 3.7

Recap

AI recap

Franchise Hub Beat · 3d ago

In a tightly contested matchup, the New England Patriots narrowly defeated the Chicago Bears 24-20 in Week 7 of the 2026 season. With playoff implications on the line, both teams fought hard, but it was the Patriots who emerged victorious, showcasing their resilience and skill.

Drake Maye was the star of the show for New England, throwing for 238 yards and two touchdowns, leading his team to key scoring drives. Hunter Henry stepped up as a reliable target, racking up 88 receiving yards, while D'Andre Swift of the Bears managed to put together a solid performance on the ground with 54 rushing yards, but it wasn't enough to clinch the win.

Defensively, the game was marked by the efforts of the Patriots’ Craig Woodson, who led all players with 10 total tackles, ensuring that Chicago’s offensive opportunities were limited. The turning point came in the fourth quarter when a critical stop by New England's defense prevented the Bears from taking the lead, allowing the Patriots to maintain their advantage and secure the victory.

Scoring

Touchdowns, field goals, extra points

Team	TD	FG	XP	PTS
Patriots	3	1	3	24
Bears	2	2	2	20

Team Stats

Side by side

NECHI

Total yards364242

Passing yards238127

Rushing yards126115

Completions21/3320/33

Yards per carry5.53.7

Sacks35

Turnovers00

Touchdowns32

Field goals1/12/2

1st downs1616

3rd downs5/127/15

Penalties8-704-25

Box Score

Passing, rushing, receiving, defense, kicking

Passing2 players

Player	C/A	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
Patriots
Drake MayeQB	21/33	64%	238	2	0	105.3
Bears
Caleb WilliamsQB	20/33	61%	127	1	0	78.7

Rushing10 players

Player	ATT	YDS	YPC	YAC	TD	LNG	FUM
Patriots
TreVeyon HendersonHB	12	51	4.3	16	0	23	0
Rhamondre StevensonHB	5	51	10.2	34	1	29	0
Drake MayeQB	6	24	4.0	—	0	7	0
Hunter HenryTE	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	0
Romeo DoubsWR	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	0
Bears
D'Andre SwiftHB	19	54	2.8	—	0	8	0
Caleb WilliamsQB	5	30	6.0	9	0	10	0
Kyle MonangaiHB	6	29	4.8	17	1	14	0
Rome OdunzeWR	1	2	2.0	—	0	2	0
Colston LovelandTE	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	0

Receiving12 players

Player	REC	YDS	YPR	YAC	TD	LNG	DROP
Patriots
Hunter HenryTE	6	88	14.7	14	1	24	1
Romeo DoubsWR	6	43	7.2	10	1	14	1
Mitchell EvansTE	3	39	13.0	5	0	24	0
A.J. BrownWR	2	36	18.0	5	0	29	0
Kyle WilliamsWR	2	29	14.5	2	0	24	0
TreVeyon HendersonHB	2	3	1.5	3	0	2	1
Bears
Rome OdunzeWR	6	48	8.0	20	0	18	0
Colston LovelandTE	5	29	5.8	13	0	9	0
Terry McLaurinWR	4	22	5.5	10	0	15	0
D'Andre SwiftHB	4	19	4.8	6	1	10	0
Kalif RaymondWR	1	9	9.0	6	0	9	0
Zavion ThomasWR	0	0	0.0	—	0	0	1

Defense26 players

Player	TKL	SACK	INT	FF	PD
Patriots
Craig WoodsonSS	10	0.5	0	0	0
Carlton Davis IIICB	6	0	0	0	0
Kevin Byard IIIFS	6	0	0	0	0
Christian BarmoreDT	3	1	0	0	0
Christian EllissWILL	4	0.5	0	0	0
Harold Landry IIIREDG	3	0.5	0	0	0
Milton WilliamsDT	4	0	0	0	0
Jalyn Armour-DavisSS	4	0	0	0	0
Christian GonzalezCB	3	0	0	0	0
Karon PruntyCB	2	0	0	0	1
Gabe JacasLEDG	1	0.5	0	0	0
Robert SpillaneMIKE	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan BonnerFS	1	0	0	0	0
Bears
Shemar TurnerREDG	4	1	0	0	0
Clark Phillips IIICB	5	0.5	0	0	0
Adoree' JacksonCB	6	0	0	0	0
Montez SweatLEDG	1	2	0	0	0
T.J. EdwardsWILL	5	0	0	0	0
Jeffery SimmonsDT	4	0.5	0	0	0
Jaylon JohnsonFS	4	0	0	0	0
Grady JarrettDT	2	0.5	0	0	0
Devin BushMIKE	3	0	0	0	0
Dillon ThienemanSS	2	0	0	0	0
Noah SewellSAM	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad IICB	1	0	0	0	0
Cam LewisSS	0	0.5	0	0	0

Kicking3 players

Player	FG	XP	LNG
Patriots
Andres BorregalesK	1/1	3	39
Bryce BaringerP	0/0	0	0
Bears
Cairo SantosK	2/2	2	49