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By the Numbers: Bears' preseason victory over Bengals

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Here's some notable numbers and stats from the Bears' 27-3 win over the Bengals Saturday at Soldier Field:

9

Number of quarters since the Bears have yielded a touchdown. They held a second straight opponent without a TD, following a 33-6 win over the Bills with the 27-3 victory over the Bengals. The last TD the Bears permitted was in the first half of their 21-17 win over the Texans in the Hall of Fame Game Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio.

0

Number of turnovers committed by the Bears. Their 10 possessions resulted in three touchdowns, two field goals, four punts and the end of the game. Said coach Matt Eberflus: "Our offense ended every drive with a kick: either a punt, a field goal or an extra point, which is what we always want."

5

Number of consecutive scoring drives by the Bears. After punting on their first three possessions, they followed with a field goal, three touchdowns and a field goal from early in the second quarter through early in the fourth period. Caleb Williams engineered the first two scoring drives and Tyson Bagent led the next three.

0

Number of red-zone possessions by the Bengals. Cincinnati's deepest advancement came early in the second quarter when running back Elijah Collins ran for five yards to the Bears' 22. But on the next play, blitzing nickel back Josh Blackwell hit quarterback Logan Woodside, causing his pass to flutter over the middle to linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga for an uncontested interception.

13

Points the Bears scored off turnovers. The offense turned three takeaways by the defense into a touchdown and two field goals, taking advantage of excellent field position. After cornerback Terell Smith returned an interception 19 yards to the Bengals' 42, Bagent followed by throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to receiver Dante Pettis. After defensive tackle Keith Randolph Jr. recovered a fumble by quarterback Rocky Lombardi that was forced by safety Douglas Coleman III, Cairo Santos made a 51-yard field goal.

12

Number of different Bears players who caught a pass. Pettis led the way with three receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Ian Wheeler and Gerald Everett both had two catches, while Rome Odunze, Freddie Swain, Brenden Bates, Tyler Scott, Nsimba Webster, Cole Kmet, Stephen Carlson, Khari Blasingame and Tommy Sweeney had one apiece.

6

Number of plays from scrimmage of at least 21 yards, all by the Bears. Williams' 45-yard completion to Odunze was the longest gain of the day. Bagent connected with Pettis for a 25-yard TD and a 24-yard completion, Brett Rypien completed passes of 25 yards to Swain and 23 yards to Bates, and Khalil Herbert had a 21-yard run. The Bengals' longest play from scrimmage was Woodside's 19-yard pass to receiver Jermaine Burton.

65

Years since the Bears last won back-to-back preseason games by at least 24 points. They've accomplished that feat this summer for the first time since 1959 when they beat the Steelers 54-17 and Washington 52-14.

50.8

Average yards of the Bears' four punts. Tory Taylor averaged 50.0 yards on three punts, while Corliss Waitman followed with one 53-yarder. In the first quarter, Taylor's 57-yarder coupled with a 15-yard facemask penalty on the Bengals helped flip field position; Cincinnati took over at its own 20 after the Bears were forced to punt from their own 8.

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