Williams leads Bears past Patriots in 30-24 win

Williams delivers in prime time

The Bears quarterback produced his second consecutive game with at least 300 passing yards, the first Chicago quarterback to do so since Mitchell Trubisky in 2018, according to the NFL report.

Williams also recorded his 13th career game with multiple passing touchdowns and no interceptions. That moved him past Sid Luckman for second place in the franchise’s history for that combination; Jay Cutler leads with 18.

After returning from a hamstring injury the previous week, Williams completed all five of his pass attempts on the move for 62 yards, according to Next Gen Stats. He also ran five times for 18 yards.

A red-zone turnover swings the game

The NFL report identified Maye’s second-quarter red-zone interception as a turning point: Chicago converted the turnover into a touchdown. The Bears had built a 13-point third-quarter lead before New England threatened to close the gap.

Maye finished with a season-high completion rate of 77.4 percent. His passing and rushing touchdowns made this his fourth career game with at least 75 percent completions, multiple passing scores and a rushing touchdown, the most such games by an NFL player under 25, as reported by the NFL.

Bears move to 5-2

The victory improved Chicago’s record to 5-2, according to the supplied report. It came after a loss to Green Bay in Week 5.

The game was the second meeting between Williams and Maye. Williams had lost their first matchup, 19-3, during their rookie seasons; Thursday’s result leveled their head-to-head record.