4 key stats that defined Bears' last-minute win against Raiders in Week 4

The Chicago Bears (2-2) went on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders (1-3) in Week 4 and snuck out of Allegiant Stadium with a 25-24 victory, their second straight win, to get back to .500 before their bye week.

It certainly was not the game the Bears drew up on the chalkboard, but a win is a win, and here are the four key stats that tell the full story:

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The Bears' offense had their hands full with defensive end Maxx Crosby, who finished the game with three batted balls at the line of scrimmage.

While Mad Maxx did not record a sack on Sunday, the perennial Pro Bowler made his presence felt, especially in the first quarter. With the Bears set up in good field position, Crosby went on a stunt, looped to the middle of the line, swatted a Caleb Williams' third and goal pass and caught it himself on the deflection.

Crosby finished with a stacked stat sheet, including five total tackles, three for a loss, three pass deflections, his first career interception and a quarterback hit. Granted, the majority of his rushes came against backup offensive tackles Theo Benedet and Ozzy Trapilo, but Crosby was a game-wrecker throughout, and especially so early.

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The Raiders' defense was not alone in their game-wrecking ability, as the Bears' unit finished the day with four total turnovers.

Veteran quarterback Geno Smith was picked off three times, twice by safety Kevin Byard III on baited throws over the middle, and once by Tyrique Stevenson with an acrobatic effort on Smith's first pass of the second half. Stevenson also logged a fumble recovery on a failed fourth-and-one attempt in the first quarter, where rookie running back Ashton Jeanty was stuffed behind the line and stripped by linebacker Noah Sewell.

The veteran of the Bears' secondary, Byard's two interceptions push his career total to 32, the highest total in the league since he joined the NFL in 2016. The ball-hawking safety can certainly read an offense. Still, Stevenson's interception was perhaps even more impressive, and marks another big play from the talented boundary cornerback who had an up-and-down rookie season.

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The biggest concern for the Bears in their nail-biting win was the run game, where they struggled on both sides of the ball, and were ultimately outgained by 171 yards on the ground.

Offensively, the Bears could not run the rock all day, finishing with just 69 yards on 26 carries. The Raiders did not have this problem, accumulating 240 yards on 31 total carries. It was undoubtedly a breakout performance for Jeanty, who logged 138 yards and a touchdown on the ground while tacking on 17 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

Both the Bears' run defense and offense need to improve out of the bye week. Fortunately, help is on the way for the former, who should be getting back veteran linebacker T.J. Edwards relatively soon. The latter is another story, as the Bears have struggled to get much production out of lead back D'Andre Swift, who has yet to eclipse 65 yards on the ground in a game this season. Perhaps the line could play a little better up front, but the rushing attack has not aided their young quarterback much throughout the early part of the season.

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Like many close games do, this one came down to one play, a 54-yard go-ahead field goal attempt in the final minute.

With a consistent kicker like Daniel Carlson, there was little hope that the Raiders would miss this scoring opportunity, but reserve defensive back Josh Blackwell saved the day by timing the snap and wrapping around the line to block the kick and seal the game for the road team.

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Had the kick been made, the Bears would have had a little over 30 seconds to try to set up a game-winning kick themselves, but Blackwell's heroics prevented that from being necessary. He had come close to getting his mitts on an attempt earlier in the game, but when it mattered most, the special teams unit was able to step up and secure the close win, sendig the Bears into their bye week on a sweeter note.