In the Week 7 edition of "Thursday Night Football," the Chicago Bears play host to the New England Patriots. Chicago is coming off a win in Caleb Williams' return to the lineup, having held on for a 31-23 victory in a game that moved the Bears to 4-2 on the season. The Bears bounced back from their dispiriting loss to the division rival Green Bay Packers the week before, when the offense looked like a disaster with backup Tyson Bagent under center.
Chicago will look to keep the good times rolling here. New England also won what — on the surface — looked like a close game against the New York Jets, but finished with a seven-point margin of victory thanks only to a late field goal. The Patriots have won three consecutive games after starting the season 1-2, and their quarterback has found a groove after looking nearly broken to start the year.
The Pats, too, are looking to keep the train on the tracks on Thursday night. Will the Bears capture another win, or will the Patriots continue their hot streak? We'll find out soon enough.
Before we break down the matchup, here's a look at how you can watch the game. Drake Maye has found himself over the last three weeks, completing 66 of 103 passes for 878 yards, 10 touchdowns, and one interception after going just 51-of-80 for 585 yards, one touchdown, and six picks through the first three games of the season. Maye has rediscovered the deep ball, in particular, going 12-of-20 for 350 yards and four scores on throws beyond 15 yards in the last three games, per Tru Media.
Before that, he was just 9-of-20 for 281 yards and four interceptions on those throws. Maye finished with a strong game against the Jets despite A.J. Brown looking horrifyingly bad in his return from an ankle injury.
Brown dropped (at least) three passes and turned his 10 targets into only 27 yards. Maye also lost Romeo Doubs to a shoulder injury on an early-game touchdown pass, so he was working with a limited receiving corps behind Brown. Still, he threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns without turning the ball over.
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