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Sports Monday, November 17, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Cairo Santos made a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bears a 19-17 win over the Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium Santos’ field goal came moments after the Vikings took the lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback J.J. McCarthy to wide receiver Jordan Addison. That score put the Vikings ahead 17-16 with 50 seconds remaining. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams escapes being tackled by Vikings defensive tackle Jalen Redmond in the
third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium on Nov. 16, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) But Devin Duvernay’s 56-yard kickoff return put the Bears immediately into field-goal range, setting up the opportunity for Santos to win the game. Santos, who missed his previous try, made the 48-yard kick and finished his day 4-for-5 on field-goal attempts. It wasn’t pretty by any means, but the Bears scratched and clawed their way to their seventh win in eight games after watching a 16-3 lead slip away in the fourth quarter. They improved to 7-3 on the season and avenged their Week 1 loss to the Vikings. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears improved to 7-3 — their best record through 10 games since winning the division in 2018. | | | | | Devin Duvernay’s 56-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter adds to the growing legend of the “find a way” Chicago Bears. | | | | | Nahshon Wright felt a wave of emotion wash over him after making an interception three days after his junior college coach, John Beam, was shot and killed in Oakland. | | | | | Coming off a breakout 2025 season, Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong will play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic this spring. | | | | | The quarterfinals of the IHSA state football playoffs are complete. The original field of 256 teams across eight classes is down to 32 after Saturday’s action. | | | | | Lauri Markkanen scored 47 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 150-147 on Sunday night in the NBA’s highest-scoring game of the season. | | | |