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Case Keenum starts at quarterback for the Bears against the Eagles

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 29). Case Keenum starts at quarterback for the Bears against the Eagles. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/case-keenum-starts-at-quarterback-for-the-bears-against-the-eagles/article_88098fdb-8234-5f49-89f7-039535ac5804.html

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Case Keenum started as quarterback for the Chicago Bears against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, marking his first regular-season appearance since December 24, 2023. This decision came after Caleb Williams was ruled out due to a right hamstring injury. Coach Ben Johnson chose between Keenum and Tyson Bagent, who had just cleared concussion protocol but saw limited action in a recent loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Keenum, now 38 years old, has a career record of 30-36 as a starter and joined the Bears in April 2025.
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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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CHICAGO Houston NFL Philadelphia the Chicago Bears

Subjects

CHICAGO GPE · 4× Bagent PERSON · 3× Keenum PERSON · 3× Williams PERSON · 3× Johnson PERSON · 2× NFL ORG · 2× Caleb Williams PERSON · 1× Case Keenum PERSON · 1× Philadelphia ORG · 1× the Chicago Bears ORG · 1×

Narrative

CHICAGO (AP) — Case Keenum started at quarterback for the Chicago Bears on Monday night against Philadelphia, his first regular-season game in almost three years.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29
🔮 Caleb Williams was inactive with a right hamstring injury, leaving coach Ben Johnson to choose between Keenum and Tyson Bagent.
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Case Keenum starts at quarterback for the Bears against the Eagles · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

CHICAGO (AP) — Case Keenum started at quarterback for the Chicago Bears on Monday night against Philadelphia, his first regular-season game in almost three years. asserted
Keenum → start → years
Caleb Williams was inactive with a right hamstring injury, leaving coach Ben Johnson to choose between Keenum and Tyson Bagent. asserted
Williams → leave → Keenum
The 26-year-old Bagent returned to practice on Saturday and cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol on Sunday. asserted
Bagent → return → Sunday
The 38-year-old Keenum is in his second season with Johnson and Chicago after signing with the team in April 2025. asserted
Keenum → sign → April
It was his first regular-season action since he started for Houston in a 36-22 loss to Cleveland on Dec. 24, 2023. asserted
he → start → Dec.
Keenum has played in 81 regular-season games, including his NFL debut in 2013 with the Texans. asserted
Keenum → play → Texans
He was 30-36 as a starter going into the matchup with the Eagles. asserted
He → go → Eagles
Williams left last weekend’s 9-3 loss to Minnesota after he got hurt on a scramble midway through the fourth quarter. asserted
he → leave → quarter
Johnson has said the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft is week to week. asserted
pick → say → week
Williams threw for a franchise-record 3,942 yards while leading Chicago to the NFC North title last season. asserted
Williams → throw → title
He had 27 touchdown passes and seven interceptions. asserted
He → have → passes
Bagent was 5 for 9 for 54 yards after he replaced Williams against the Vikings. asserted
he → replace → Vikings
He was sacked by Dallas Turner on the final play of the game. asserted
He → sack → game
Bagent had a record-setting career at Division II Shepherd University before signing with Chicago in May 2023 as an undrafted free agent. uncertain
Bagent → have → agent
He made four starts while appearing in five games as rookie, passing for 859 yards and three touchdowns with six interceptions. asserted
He → make → interceptions
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