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The Bears defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 27-3, to improve to 3-0 in the preseason. The game marked rookie quarterback Caleb Williams' Soldier Field debut. And, despite a slow start, he didn't disappoint, along with fellow rookie Rome Odunze. There were plenty of other standout performances, including a Chicago defense that held Cincinnati to just three points and totaled three takeaways on the afternoon.
Here’s a look at the most recent and relevant Bears stories for the morning of Monday, Aug. 19:
6 takeaways from the Bears' dominant preseason win vs. Bengals
Unsurprisingly, the buzz entering the game was the home debut of rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. He and the starting offense got off to a sluggish start, but they turned things around to give fans something to cheer about with an impressive scoring drive. The reserves picked up where they left off in the second half with multiple touchdown drives. Defensively, the Bears got after a Cincinnati offense that sat their starters. The defense created havoc, coming up with quite a few turnovers to keep the Bengals out of the red zone for much of the afternoon.
Game balls: 5 standouts from the Bears' preseason win over Bengals
There were plenty of other standout performances, including a Chicago defense that held Cincinnati to just three points and totaled three takeaways on the afternoon. Here is who earned game balls from the Week 2 preseason win over the Bengals.
Caleb Williams explains how the Bears defense has prepared him
Following the game, head coach Matt Eberflus didn't rule out Williams seeing some action in Thursday's preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs, but it certainly feels like Williams' preseason could be done after extensive action against Cincinnati. If that's the case, Williams was asked to reflect on what he learned from his two games of preseason play, and he explained how facing the Bears defense every day has helped prepare him for live action.
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