Bears' wild win over Panthers ends with final score that's never happened before in NFL history — SkimNews
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- D'Andre Swift's 28-yard touchdown run with 3:40 remaining changed the score from 52-37 to 59-37, creating the first scorigami of the 2026 NFL season
- Caleb Williams rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 269 yards and two more scores, instantly inserting himself into early MVP talk
- The Bears' rushing attack totaled 291 yards, with Swift (124) and Kyle Monangai (100) each eclipsing the century mark
- Chicago hadn't been involved in a scorigami since a 54-11 loss to Philadelphia in 2013 and hadn't won one since 2012
- The Panthers hadn't been part of a scorigami since a 46-23 loss to Tampa Bay in November 2020
- Coach Ben Johnson said in August he wanted to surpass the 2013 Denver Broncos' NFL record of 37.9 points per game, and the Bears are 'firmly on track' after Week 1
- The NFL has now produced a scorigami in three straight Week 1 openers, despite recording only four all of last season
Why it matters: Bears coach Ben Johnson explicitly aimed to break the 2013 Broncos' 37.9 points-per-game record, and Sunday's 59-point output puts Chicago ahead of that mark after one week. The 291 rushing yards and Caleb Williams' four-touchdown performance place the Bears firmly on the pace Johnson called for in August.
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