Meanwhile, the Bears hold off the Bengals and avoid a collapse they surely would have lost last season. Chicago moves to 5-3 on the season, and with the Packers and Lions both losing on Sunday, the Bears remain right in the thick of the NFC North division race and NFC playoff picture.

Caleb Williams' 58-yard touchdown pass to Colston Loveland with 17 seconds remaining sealed a wild win for the Bears.

The Chicago Bears survived with a thrilling 47-42 shootout win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are the studs and duds.

Taking advantage of injuries, rookies Kyle Monongai and Colston Loveland had huge days as the Bears pulled off a remarkable win over the Bengals in Week 9.

The Bears’ offense was a well-oiled machine on Sunday. Having such a strong run game helped make life easier, as Ben Johnson was able to get his offense moving down the field with ease against a passive Bengals defense. But another factor that played into Chicago’s strong offense was Johnson bringing out some of his special tricks.

Here is more on how Caleb Williams hit Colston Loveland for the improbable late-game score to earn huge win over Cincinnati in Week 9.

The Cincinnati Bengals maintain possession of the ball with an onside kick recovery against the Chicago Bears in the closing minutes.

CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco is officially active and will start on Sunday against the Bears. Flacco is playing, despite dealing with an AC joint sprain in his throwing (right) shoulder. He suffered the injury last week.