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Case Keenum drives Chicago to 3 touchdowns as the Bears beat the Eagles 27-7

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Cohen, J. (2026, September 29). Case Keenum drives Chicago to 3 touchdowns as the Bears beat the Eagles 27-7. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/case-keenum-drives-chicago-to-3-touchdowns-as-the-bears-beat-the-eagles-27-7/article_3b3c6ff4-1412-5e44-ae51-f81add0039c0.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-29 · by Jay Cohen

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Case Keenum led the Chicago Bears to a decisive 27-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles with two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in his first start since December 2023. Passing for 247 yards, Keenum filled in for Caleb Williams, who was injured, as the Bears' defense forced three turnovers and held Jalen Hurts to just 153 passing yards and an interception. The win improved Chicago’s record to 2-1 while Philadelphia dropped to 2-1 after failing to secure any takeaways against Chicago.
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The Eagles are 4.5-point favorites over the Bears on "Monday Night Football." Jalen Hurts leads the Eagles, while Case Keenum takes over as the starting quarterback for the Bears after Caleb Williams' grade 2 hamstring injury. The Bears struggled against the Vikings in Week 2, losing 9-3. D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monagai are expected to see an increase in rush attempts due to the offensive situation. New users can apply bet365 bonus codes or other sportsbook promotions for extra betting incentives on this game.

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Jay Cohen
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🔮 Chicago is 5-2 after winning its first two games since quarterback Caleb Williams returned from a hamstring injury.
🔮 Led by Caleb Williams, Chicago has won two in a row to improve to 5-2 going into Monday night’s game at Seattle.
🔮 Forwards Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams were sidelined for Chicago, which was coming off a 132-125 win at Milwaukee on Friday.
🔮 Chicago will be without Cole Kmet for the rest of the season after he hurt his right knee on a reception with 5:34 left in Thursday night’s 30-24 win over New England.
🔮 Kyle Williams returned the ensuing kickoff 25 yards to the New England 34.
🔮 CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night.
🔮 After public outcry, Polymarket removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 would be charged with a felony sex crime.
🔮 Catcher Will Smith is 1 for 19 in the postseason after going 0 for 3 with a walk against the Brewers.
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Bears CHICAGO Philadelphia the Chicago Bears the Philadelphia Eagles

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CHICAGO GPE · 6× Hurts PERSON · 5× Keenum PERSON · 4× Philadelphia GPE · 4× Bears ORG · 2× Raymond PERSON · 2× Case Keenum PERSON · 1× Jalen Hurts PERSON · 1× the Chicago Bears ORG · 1× the Philadelphia Eagles ORG · 1×

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CHICAGO (AP) — Case Keenum passed for two touchdowns in his first start in almost three years, and the Chicago Bears shut down Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 victory on Monday night.
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🔮 Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Case Keenum passed for two touchdowns in his first start in almost three years, and the Chicago Bears shut down Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 victory on Monday night. asserted
Bears → pass → night
Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards. asserted
Keenum → step → yards
He also scored his first rushing touchdown since 2019 on a 1-yard plunge with 7:19 left, capping a 13-play drive that took more than eight minutes off the clock. asserted
that → score → clock
It was Keenum’s first action since he started for Houston in a 36-22 loss to Cleveland on Dec. 24, 2023. asserted
he → start → Dec.
Williams was sidelined by a right hamstring injury, and Tyson Bagent backed up Keenum after he cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol on Sunday. asserted
he → sideline → Sunday
Kalif Raymond had six receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown as Chicago (2-1) bounced back after an ugly 9-3 loss to Minnesota. asserted
Chicago → have → Minnesota
Philadelphia (2-1) turned the ball over three times and failed to record a takeaway for the third consecutive game to begin the season. asserted
Philadelphia → turn → season
Hurts was 16 for 25 for 153 yards with an interception, and Saquon Barkley rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries. asserted
Barkley → rush → carries
Keenum capped Chicago’s first drive with a shovel pass to Luther Burden for an 8-yard touchdown, and he connected with a wide-open Raymond on a 41-yard TD in the second half. asserted
he → cap → half
Trailing 7-0, Hurts drove Philadelphia deep into Chicago territory in the second quarter before he absorbed a late hit by linebacker D’Marco Jackson along the sideline. asserted
he → trail → sideline
Hurts was pulled off the field to be checked for a concussion, and backup Andy Dalton was intercepted by rookie Dillon Thieneman in the back of the end zone with 6:14 left. asserted
Dalton → pull → 6:14
Hurts scored on a quarterback sneak as time expired in the first half, but Chicago (2-1) controlled the final two periods. asserted
Chicago → score → periods
Hurts was picked off by linebacker T.J. Edwards late in the third quarter. asserted
Hurts → pick → quarter
Edwards dropped a potential interception on third down on Philadelphia’s first drive of the second half. asserted
Edwards → drop → half
Chicago finished with 24 first downs and 128 yards rushing. asserted
Chicago → finish → downs
The Bears had 28 first downs and 281 yards on the ground in a 24-15 win at Philadelphia last season. asserted
Bears → have → Philadelphia
Injuries Bears: LT Braxton Jones departed with 10:22 left in the third because of a knee injury. asserted
Jones → depart → injury
... Raymond was shaken up on a punt return with 3:12 remaining in the third, but he returned to the game. asserted
he → shake → game
Bears: Host the New York Jets on Sunday. asserted
Bears → host → Sunday
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