Third-stringer Case Keenum, in his first start in almost three years, throws two TDs and runs for one as the Bears beat the Eagles 27-7.

A third-string quarterback, a Monday night crowd, and nobody blinked. Case Keenum passed for two touchdowns in his first start in almost three years, and the Chicago Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-7 on Monday, Sept. 28, the Associated Press reports via WRAL. With Caleb Williams out with a right hamstring injury, Keenum went 24 for 34 for 247 yards. He capped the first drive with a shovel pass to Luther Burden for an 8-yard touchdown, hit a wide-open Kalif Raymond for a 41-yarder in the second half, and then scored himself on a 1-yard plunge with 7:19 left, his first rushing touchdown since 2019, capping a 13-play drive that took more than eight minutes off the clock. It was his first action since he started for Houston on Dec. 24, 2023. "To get a shot again like this? Yeah, you dream of it," Keenum said. "I got knocked down my whole career. I just keep getting up, coming to work, just keep bouncing back." The defense did the rest, forcing three turnovers, including rookie Dillon Thieneman's interception in the back of the end zone and T.J. Edwards' pick on a fourth-and-5. Philadelphia gained just 62 of its 248 yards in the second half, and Jalen Hurts finished 16 for 25 for 153 yards. Both teams are 2-1. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni took it on the chin: "I think we all have to own that loss right there." Bears coach Ben Johnson credited the veteran's preparation: "He knows where everyone is supposed to be on every single play and so he is really quick to recognize coverage." Coach's closing line: the backup who studies like a starter was never really a backup.