Here are some notable numbers and stats from the Bears' 36-10 win over the Panthers Sunday at Soldier Field:
16
Points off turnovers by the Bears. They converted two fumble recoveries and one interception into two touchdowns and one field goal. The two TDs came on drives that started at the Panthers' 44 and 18. In their five games this season, the Bears have scored 40 points off 11 takeaways.
126.2
Caleb Williams' passer rating, a career high. Since Week 2, the rookie quarterback's rating has improved each game, from 51.0 to 80.8 to 106.6 to 126.2. The 126.2 rating is the highest by a Bears rookie quarterback in a game since at least 1970. The previous high was 121.1 by Jim McMahon Dec. 26, 1982, in a 34-26 win over the Rams in Los Angeles.
105
Receiving yards by DJ Moore, a season high. Moore has now recorded 21 100-yard performances in seven NFL seasons, 15 in five years with the Panthers and six since joining the Bears in 2023.
8
Consecutive home games the Bears have won, the longest active streak in the NFL. It's also the Bears' longest streak since they won 10 straight home games in 2005-06. They won their final five home contests last year, beating the Raiders, Panthers, Lions, Cardinals and Falcons, and have won their first three games at Soldier Field this season over the Titans, Rams and Panthers.
27
Points scored by the Bears in the first half, their most in a first half since Oct. 5, 2023, when they took a 27-3 halftime lead en route to a 40-20 road win over the Commanders.
26
Margin of victory by the Bears, their largest since Jan 2, 2022, when they beat the Giants 29-3 at Soldier Field.
0
Turnovers committed by the Bears for the second straight week. Since the start of the 2023 season, they are 6-1 when not committing a turnover and 4-11 with at least one.
120
Yards from scrimmage produced by running back D'Andre Swift, who rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries and caught two passes for 47 yards, including a 42-yard screen that was the longest play from scrimmage in the game. It was the second straight contest in which Swift topped 100 yards from scrimmage after he generated 165 a week earlier in a win over the Rams. Swift ranks fifth in the NFL among running backs with 165 receiving yards.
11
Takeaways generated by the Bears this season, the third most in the NFL behind division rivals Green Bay (14) and Minnesota (13).
2
Touchdowns scored by running back Roschon Johnson, both on 1-yard runs. It was the first multi-touchdown game in Johnson's two seasons with the Bears. He entered Sunday's contest with three TDs in his first 19 NFL games.
10
Touchdowns scored by the Bears offense in the last nine quarters after the unit registered just one TD in the first 11 quarters of the season.
4
Consecutive victories by the Bears over the Panthers, their longest active winning streak versus any opponent. Prior to Sunday the Bears had defeated Carolina 16-13 in 2023 at Soldier Field, 23-16 in 2020 in Charlotte and 17-3 in 2017 in Chicago.
4
Sacks by defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. this season, a career high for the second-year pro. Dexter recorded one sack and four quarterback hits Sunday, becoming the first Bears defensive lineman to have a sack in four of the club's first five games of a season since Khalil Mack in 2021.
11
Consecutive games the Bears have held their opponents to 21 points or fewer, the longest active streak in the NFL. It's the longest streak for the Bears since they held 12 straight opponents to 21 points or fewer in 2005.
29
Interceptions by safety Kevin Byard III since 2017, tied for the most in the NFL during that span with Falcons safety Justin Simmons and Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard. Byard recorded his first interception of the season in the third quarter Sunday when he picked off a long Andy Dalton pass.
