Going against arguably (or maybe inarguably, based on most measures) the NFL's worst defense, it felt like it'd be an "everybody eats" kind of day for the Chicago Bears' offense in Cincinnati in Week 9.
With 576 yards of offense and 47 points, the Bears indeed took care of business against a feeble Bengals' defense that was without its best player (Trey Hendrickson). Caleb Williams threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns, he caught a touchdown (among two receptions for 22 yards), and he used his legs more often than he has lately (five carries for 53 yards).
As expected going in, rookie running back Kyle Monangai had a banner day filling in for D'Andre Swift with 176 yards on 26 carries and three catches for 22 yards. A touchdown might've been nice, but let's not nit-pick.
After a disappointing first seven games this season, wide receiver DJ Moore had four catches for 72 yards along a 17-yard rushing touchdown against the Bengals. Wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus had a touchdown catch among six catches for 58 yards. Rookie tight end Colston Loveland had a breakout performance, with six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns--including the game-winning 58-yard touchdown catch and run late in the fourth quarter.
Bears' offense has huge day, with one notable player left out
When Ben Johnson's offenses in Detroit were rolling at their best, anyone who was on the field was a threat who had to be accounted for. That came to fruition in the eighth game of his tenure as Bears' head coach, albeit with a notable player who was a non-factor in the box score.
Bears' wide receiver Rome Odunze, for as good as he is, seems to have at least one "gotta catch that" play in every game. He had another couple of those, as he finished with zero catches on three targets.
Odunze also drew plenty of DJ Turner, who is clearly Cincinnati's best cornerback. That left others with very favorable matchups to exploit, which they took advantage of.
There had been some questions about Williams having particular eyes for targeting Odunze, perhaps to the detriment of working through his progressions as well as he could.
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Williams distributed the ball effectively despite his top target being a non-factor. Among the good things to come out of the win over the Bengals, that is high on the list.