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Bears beat Patriots 30-24 on Cairo Santos's career-long kick

Cairo Santos made a career-long 58-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 on Thursday Night Football at Soldier Field. Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns; Drake Maye threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns for New England. The Bears are 5-2 and the Patriots 4-3.

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The win moves the Bears to 5-2 and drops the Patriots to 4-3. Santos's 58-yard kick was his career long and the third-longest field goal at Soldier Field, according to The Boston Globe.

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