Plus: Week 1 recap: Chicago Bears pull away for a 59-37 opening win behind a dominant ground game • Ben Johnson ‘could kind of tell’ Caleb Williams was locked in before Chicago Bears’ 59-point outburst
Chicago Bears Insider Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good evening, Chicago. Here's what to know about the Bears, including how Ben Johnson sought to coach better and a big weekend for D'Andre Swift. | | | | It was big plays galore in the Chicago Bears’ season-opening 59-37 win. It’s why a team official said this summer, “You’ve got to reimagine how you think of Bears football.” | | | | | Offensively, Sunday’s game was as good of a start as coach Ben Johnson could’ve hoped for. The Chicago Bears last scored 50 points or more in 2012. | | | | | Ben Johnson saw a different Caleb Williams in their final QB meeting Saturday night before the season opener. The result was a 59-point outburst from the Chicago Bears. | | | | | Photos from the Chicago Bears’ Week 1 game against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 13, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. | | | | | D’Andre Swift was one-third of a dominant day on the ground for the Chicago Bears with fellow RB Kyle Monangai and QB Caleb Williams. | | | | | D’Andre Swift, 27, had a career-high 1,087 rushing yards and nine touchdowns for the Chicago Bears in 2025. | | | | | Ben Johnson said the Chicago Bears are going to coach better this season. To do that, he led his staff in a deep study into all areas of the team. | | | | | Caleb Williams wants to be in Chicago “forever,” and he fully embraced summertime in the city. But now things get real as the Bears open the 2026 season. | | | |
