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Rewind · week 7, 2026

Chicago 30, New England 24: what we missed

We had New England at 57%. The market had Chicago by 3. Chicago won 30-24 at Soldier Field.

25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
30-24Chicago win

We had New England at 57%. The market had Chicago by 3. Chicago won 30-24 at Soldier Field. Our lean didn't hold, though at 57% that was close to a coin flip. The market leaned the other way.

1-0TurnoversNew England vs Chicago
4/13Third downsChicago; New England 2/7
22/33Caleb Williams308 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
+0.20EPA per playChicago; New England +0.18

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 09:58: CHI score (0-3)Q1 01:43: CHI score (0-9)Q1 01:38: CHI score (0-10)Q2 11:37: NE score (6-10)Q2 11:33: NE score (7-10)Q2 07:08: CHI score (7-13)Q2 00:21: CHI score (7-19)Q2 00:14: CHI score (7-20)Q2 00:03: NE score (13-20)Q2 00:00: NE score (14-20)Q3 09:48: CHI score (14-26)Q3 09:41: CHI score (14-27)Q3 03:52: NE score (20-27)Q3 03:46: NE score (21-27)Q4 01:39: CHI score (21-30)Q4 00:42: NE score (24-30)12345CHI winning ↑NE winning ↓
■ Bears ahead■ Patriots ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Bears' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

3. In the 2nd quarter (3:32), D'Marco Jackson intercepted Drake Maye's deep throw for Eli Raridon, a 10-point swing in win probability towards Chicago.

4. In the 2nd quarter (0:03), Drake Maye found Rhamondre Stevenson for a 48-yard touchdown, a 9-point swing in win probability towards New England.

5. In the 4th quarter (9:40), Caleb Williams found Colston Loveland for 9 yards, a 6-point swing in win probability towards Chicago.

Who won the matchups

A.J. Brown against Chicago: Even. Brown had 48 yards on 6 targets, close to his usual 62.

Rome Odunze against New England: Odunze won it. 69 yards on 5 targets, above his usual 56.

Caleb Williams against New England: Williams won it. +0.38 EPA a dropback, above his usual +0.10.

What we missed, honestly

Nothing in the pre-game numbers pointed this way. Some games are just misses, and we grade those too.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 7; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-10-22T09-10-53Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.