It's been a great 2 weeks chicago bears.
Last week, the Bears suffered a blowout loss. carolina pantherswith a final score of 36-10. In that game, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes to DJ Moore, Chicago's offense scored five touchdowns, and Chicago cruised to a 26-point victory over the Panthers.
Chicago is back in action for the start of Week 6 on Sunday. jacksonville jaguars In London. The result was nearly the same, with the Bears defeating Trevor Lawrence and others by a final score of 35-16.
In the win, Williams threw a career-high four touchdown passes, two of which went to tight end Cole Kmet. Kmet, who was playing double duty in Chicago on Sunday, was also needed to serve as the team's emergency long snapper when the Bears lost Scott Daley to a knee injury.
The Bears offense again scored five touchdowns, making it the second straight game with five touchdowns.
How remarkable is this feat?According to Mark Potash, who covers the Bears. Chicago Sun-Times, This is the first time the Bears have scored five offensive touchdowns in consecutive games since 1956, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House.
The eagle has landed. For the first time since 1956, the Bears scored five offensive touchdowns in consecutive games. @stathead.
— Mark Potash (@MarkPotash) October 13, 2024
That season, the Bears won the NFL West with a record of 9-2-1, but lost to the Bears in the NFL Championship Game. new york giants The final score was 47-7.
This also means this is the first time the Bears have accomplished this feat in the modern Super Bowl era. This also means that this is the first time Chicago has scored five touchdowns in consecutive games since the NFL merger was decided for the 1970 season.
And as I pointed out in the headline, the last time this happened, we hadn't even landed on the moon yet.
The Bears are currently 4-2 on the young season, but have already made some history.
