In numbers: Bears vs. Texans

Caleb Williams entered the game with the most pass attempts by a Bears rookie quarterback since Jim McMahon completed his first seven passes on Dec. 19, 1982. On the Bears’ first possession, Williams completed 5 of 5 passes for 55 yards, setting up Cairo Santos’ 53-yard field goal.

Williams’ first-half completion percentage (12 of 15), the highest by a Bears rookie quarterback in a first half with at least 15 attempts since at least 1991.

Percentage of third down plays converted by the Texans (4 of 14). This season, the Bears have held both of their opponents to a 25% success rate on third downs (7 of 28), which is the third-best mark in the NFL.

degrees at kickoff, making Sunday’s game one of four warmest Bears games since 2000. The other four games were on September 10, 2000 in Tampa, September 24, 2017 in Chicago, October 14, 2018 in Miami and September 17, 2023 in Tampa.

Yards from Santos’ two made field goals. Santos is now tied with Kevin Butler for the second-most field goals from 50+ yards in Bears history, behind Robbie Gould’s 23. From that distance, Santos has made 3 of 3 in 2024 and 14 of 16 (87.5%) over the past three seasons, after making 3 of 12 (25.0%) over the previous five years.

games is what Marcedes Lewis has played in his 19-year NFL career, putting him tied with Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez for the second-most games played by a tight end in league history, one game behind all-time leader Jason Witten.