Snow swirling, clock bleeding, and a rookie quarterback staring down a two-score hole, Chicago found its nerve. Caleb Williams strung together yet another late drive , and the Bears walked off the Giants 24-20, giving the first-year star his fourth game-winning march of the season and a share of the franchise record for such finishes in a single year. He threw for 220 yards with a score, ran for 63 and the deciding touchdown, and turned a ragged offensive night into a defining one.

Afterward, Rome Odunze pulled back the curtain on why these moments no longer feel fluky. He said Ben Johnson has drilled the roster on the three stages of team building: hope, belief, and knowing.

“We are operating the stage of knowing now,” the second-year receiver told Sports Illustrated. “When you

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