Down in the tunnel of Paycor Stadium, Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey could only watch.

His Bears had a two-score lead and lost it in just about two minutes. A rookie tight end rumbled for a 58-yard touchdown to retake the lead. A journeyman cornerback intercepted a final heave to preserve a 47-42 win.

The Chairman handed out some hugs and high-fives before delivering an enthralled fist pump.

That's the good stuff. The Bears are 5-3.

But, it's fair to worry how they got there.

Here are our takeaways from the Bears’ wacky, wild and insane win over the Bengals.

Monangai’s breakout game is massive for the offense

The Bears were without one of their most consistent weapons in D’Andre Swift against the Bengals. They didn’t miss him, though.

That’s because their rookie emerged.

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