Rookie Tyson Bagent leads Bears to win in first career start - ESPN

CHICAGO — A rookie quarterback and backup running back led the Chicago Bears to their first win at Soldier Field in 13 months.

Tyson Bagent, the 23-year-old undrafted free agent playing in place of an injured Justin Fields, led a 30-12 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders to become the first Bears quarterback to win his first career start since Craig Krenzel in 2004.

It was Chicago's first win at home since Sept. 25, 2022.

Bagent, the Division II product from Shepherd University who holds the NCAA record for career touchdown passes (159), prepared all week as the starter after Fields suffered a dislocated thumb against the Minnesota Vikings.

The rookie completed 21 of 29 pass attempts for 162 yards and a touchdown (97.2 passer rating) and rushed three times for 24 yards, including a 12-yard scramble on a second-and-11 in the third quarter to keep a drive alive that led to a touchdown and a 21-3 lead. Bagent did not turn the ball over in a clean, efficient performance — the Bears were 8-of-13 on third down — to cement Chicago's second win of the season.

«He took what they were giving him,» wide receiver DJ Moore said of Bagent. «He stayed within himself, he didn't go out and do nothing extraordinary and he stayed calm, collected. Did what he had to do.»

The Bears' game plan didn't require Bagent to put the weight of the team on his shoulders.

Seven different players caught passes, with Moore leading with a team-high eight for 54 yards. Chicago generated its second-highest rushing output of the season (173 yards), led by D'Onta Foreman's season-best 89 yards (5.6 yards per carry) and two rushing touchdowns.

The Bears' scoring output was aided by cornerback Jaylon Johnson, who recorded two interceptions, including a 39-yard