‘The Buffalo Bills were thumped. Thoroughly.’
BillsBeat - August 18, 2025
Monday's Chicago Coverage
Caleb Williams leads Chicago Bears starters on a 92-yard TD drive to start preseason rout of the Buffalo Bills (Chicago Tribune)
‘It was now time to show results.’ Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on Caleb Williams and Chicago Bears after 38-0 win. (Chicago Tribune)
Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune)
Caleb Williams sharp in preseason debut as Bears dominate Bills (Chicago Sun Times)
Bears’ defense looks ready for season after dominant training camp, 38-0 win over Bills (Chicago Sun Times)
As Bears CB Jaylon Johnson, DL Shemar Turner progress toward return, CB Terell Smith exits with knee injury (Chicago Sun Times)
Five takeaways from the Bears’ preseason win over Buffalo (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)
Do Bears have answer at left tackle with Braxton Jones? Why is it still a question? (Arlington Heights Daily Herald)
5 big takeaways from Chicago Bears’ 38-0 preseason win over Buffalo Bills (Northwest Herald)
Photo gallery (Northwest Herald)
Caleb Williams’ 2025 preseason debut was perfect – but don’t go nuts, Bears fans (USA Today)
Caleb Williams’ sharp preseason debut caps best stretch of Bears camp (ESPN)
Caleb Williams shines, directs Bears on 92-yard TD drive vs. Bills in first game action under Ben Johnson (CBS Sports)
Bears Fans Definitely Weren’t Overreacting to Caleb Williams’ First TD of Preseason (SI)
Takeaways as the Chicago Bears rout the Buffalo Bills in preseason primetime (WFLD-TV)
Top performers as the Chicago Bears shutout the Buffalo Bills in preseason Week 2 (WFLD-TV)
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws touchdown pass, shines in 2025 preseason debut (WSCR-AM)
Observations from Bears’ 38-0 win over the Bills in preseason action (WSCR-AM)
Game Recap: Caleb Williams, Bears No. 1 offense shine in preseason debut (ChicagoBears.com)
Bears’ depth on both sides of ball evident in preseason win over Bills (ChicagoBears.com)
By the Numbers: Bears’ Preseason Week 2 win over Bills (ChicagoBears.com)
Photo gallery 1 (ChicagoBears.com)
Photo gallery 2 (ChicagoBears.com)
Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Caleb Williams looks sharp in Ben Johnson’s offense as Bears rout Bills 38-0 in preseason
‘Three Bears passers had a 112.0 passer rating, including 130.0 by Williams. The Bills’ Mitchell Trubisky, Mike White and Shane Buechele collectively were at 55.7.’
Josh Allen Plays Catch With Young Bills Fan on Sideline in Heartwarming Moment
‘Allen wasn’t throwing with a member of Buffalo’s staff or any of his teammates, however. Instead, Allen was playing catch with an excited young member of Bills Mafia, who was lucky enough to be on the sideline as the team warmed up.’
Mitch Trubisky career timeline: How former Bears No. 2 overall pick ended up as Bills backup QB
‘Before his time as an understudy, Trubisky was a star, emerging — at least for a brief moment — as one of the league’s better young passers with the Bears. With that, here’s what you need to know about Trubisky’s journey, a winding affair that brought him from the cusp of NFL stardom to the sidelines as a second-stringer.’
Mitchell Trubisky aims to shed backup role and take Josh Allen's spot
‘Getzenberg noted that “Trubisky’s goal remains to be a starting quarterback.” While taking over the 2024 MVP’s spot is one of the toughest challenges in the NFL, Trubisky isn’t fazed. He’s ready for it.’
McDermott didn't see Bills' standard in blowout loss to Bears
‘“Certainly not up to our standard, what we expect and we have a lot of work to do.Doesn’t matter who’s out there… one, two’s, three’s, four’s, whoever it is we expect them to perform and we expect our level of performance to be much better than that.”’
Opinion: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Bills at Bears preseason
‘In all honesty, if I tried to list everything that deserved an Arrow Down, this column would read longer than a supermarket receipt for a family of five.’
Bills mauled by Bears in second preseason game
‘The Bills only gained a total of 180 yards offensively to Chicago’s 528 total yards of offense.’
Chicago Bears blowout Buffalo Bills 38-0; What did we learn & how concerning is the loss?
‘While the performance was uninspiring, it was also somewhat expected. The Bills rested almost every one of their starters. The only “starters” who were on the field for the Bills were Joshua Palmer on offense and Cole Bishop on defense. Chicago played their starters on both sides of the ball for a few possessions, but the Bears’ backups had even more success against the Bills.’
Bills backups blanked in preseason defeat
‘Mike White started at quarterback for the Bills and was 4 of 11 passing for 54 yards, seeming to submarine his chances of winning the backup job.’
Bills blanked by Bears in ugly preseason tilt
‘The Bears dominated every facet of Sunday’s contest–offense, defense, special teams, time of possession–just like they did last season. Chicago visited Buffalo last August in a game where the Bills were outclassed–a 33-6 loss. Buffalo went on to the AFC Championship game, and the Bears went 5-12. It’s a preseason game.’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills at Bears | 2025 Preseason Week 2
‘Once the tone of the game shifted to just second and third stringers, the result was more of the same as the Bills were out-gained 528-180, did not convert a third down and were shutout in a preseason game for just the second time in the Sean McDermott era.’
Bears 38, Bills 0 | Final score, game highlights, key stats | Preseason Week 2
‘Bears quarterback Caleb Williams kicked things off to start the game. Williams quickly found tight end Cole Kmet for a 29-yard play to bring it to the Chicago 45-yard line. Later in the drive, Williams hit rookie tight end Colston Loveland for 18 yards to bring it to Buffalo’s 41. The drive finished with on 3rd & 5 from Buffalo’s 36. Williams found wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus for a 36-yard touchdown. The Bears have the early 7-0 lead with just over 11 to play in the first quarter.’
BillsBeat - August 17, 2025
Tops taps influencer for Bills-themed merchandise, and other retail stories
‘As a designer of Buffalo Bills-themed merchandise, having Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen buy his celebrity wife, Hailee Steinfeld, one of your “Mrs. Allen” jackets for Christmas is quite an endorsement.’