August 17, 2025 | Soldier Field, Chicago, IL | Attendance: 49,445 | FOX
Caleb Williams completed 6 of 10 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in two possessions, posting a 130.0 passer rating on his preseason debut in Ben Johnson’s offense, as the Chicago Bears blanked the Buffalo Bills 38-0 at Soldier Field on August 17, 2025. Tyson Bagent followed with three consecutive second-quarter scoring drives; Josh Allen sat out for the second straight preseason game, and Buffalo’s three-quarterback rotation went 12-of-28 for 103 yards at a 55.7 passer rating against a Chicago defense that held the Bills scoreless across 43 offensive plays.
Table of Contents
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Buffalo Bills (0-2)
0
0
0
0
0
Chicago Bears (1-0-1)
7
21
3
7
38
Game Leaders
Category
Chicago Bears
Buffalo Bills
Passing Yards
Tyson Bagent: 196 yds, 13/22, 1 TD, 103.6 RTG
Mitchell Trubisky: 55 yds, 7/13, 64.6 RTG
Passer Rating
Caleb Williams: 130.0 RTG, 107 yds, 6/10, 1 TD
Mitchell Trubisky: 64.6 RTG
Rushing Yards
Ian Wheeler: 80 yds, 19 car, 2 TD
Frank Gore Jr.: 51 yds, 8 car
Receiving Yards
Tyler Scott: 54 yds, 3 rec, 1 TD
Frank Gore Jr.: 30 yds, 4 rec
Tackles
Amen Ogbongbemiga: 6 tackles (5 solo)
Jordan Hancock: 8 tackles (5 solo)
Sacks
Austin Booker: 1 sack
Michael Hoecht: 1 sack
Team Stats
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Total Yards
180
528
Total Plays
43
83
Yards per Play
4.2
6.4
1st Downs
12
31
Passing 1st Downs
5
19
Rushing 1st Downs
5
10
Penalty 1st Downs
2
2
Passing Yards (Net)
103
357
Comp/Att
12/28
25/39
Yards per Pass
3.4
8.9
Interceptions
0
0
Sacks-Yards Lost
2-17
1-12
Rushing Yards
77
171
Rushing Attempts
13
43
Yards per Rush
5.9
4.0
3rd Down
0/8 (0.0%)
9/16 (56.3%)
4th Down
0/2 (0.0%)
2/3 (66.7%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
0/0
4/5
Penalties
10 for 96 yds
5 for 63 yds
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Time of Possession
20:48
39:12
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Play
Drive
Q1
11:01
Olamide Zaccheaus 36-yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick)
7 plays, 92 yds, 3:59
Q2
13:45
Brittain Brown 1-yd rush (Cairo Santos kick)
12 plays, 86 yds, 5:50
Q2
9:42
Tyler Scott 11-yd pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick)
5 plays, 61 yds, 2:24
Q2
1:50
Ian Wheeler 1-yd rush (Cairo Santos kick)
12 plays, 84 yds, 5:37
Q3
8:33
Cairo Santos 40-yd field goal
6 plays, 25 yds, 2:01
Q4
9:35
Ian Wheeler 10-yd rush (Cairo Santos kick)
14 plays, 86 yds, 7:36
Passing Stats
Chicago Bears
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Caleb Williams
6/10
107
10.7
1
0
0-0
130.0
Tyson Bagent
13/22
196
8.9
1
0
1-12
103.6
Austin Reed
6/7
66
9.4
0
0
0-0
106.0
Team
25/39
357
9.5
2
0
1-12
113.2
Williams opened the game by hitting Colston Loveland for 18 yards on the first snap and Cole Kmet for 29 yards later in that same drive, before Zaccheaus caught a pass across the middle on third-and-6 and took it 36 yards for the touchdown. Bagent took over after Williams’ two possessions and finished three consecutive second-quarter scoring drives; all three Bears quarterbacks posted a passer rating above 100.0.
Buffalo Bills
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Mitchell Trubisky
7/13
55
4.2
0
0
0-0
64.6
Mike White
4/11
54
4.9
0
0
2-17
52.8
Shane Buechele
1/4
11
2.8
0
0
0-0
39.6
Team
12/28
103
4.3
0
0
2-17
55.7
Rushing Stats
Chicago Bears
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Ian Wheeler
19
80
4.2
2
12
Brittain Brown
16
73
4.6
1
14
Deion Hankins
3
10
3.3
0
5
Tyson Bagent
1
9
9.0
0
9
Austin Reed
4
-1
-0.3
0
3
Team
43
171
4.0
3
14
Buffalo Bills
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Frank Gore Jr.
8
51
6.4
0
13
KJ Hamler
1
15
15.0
0
15
Deon Cain
1
6
6.0
0
6
Ray Davis
3
5
1.7
0
5
Team
13
77
5.9
0
15
Receiving Stats
Chicago Bears
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Tyler Scott
3
3
54
18.0
1
35
Luther Burden III
3
3
49
16.3
0
22
Samori Toure
3
3
48
16.0
0
23
Joel Wilson
4
6
41
10.3
0
16
Olamide Zaccheaus
1
2
36
36.0
1
36
Cole Kmet
1
1
29
29.0
0
29
Colston Loveland
2
2
26
13.0
0
18
JP Richardson
2
4
21
10.5
0
15
Jahdae Walker
2
2
20
10.0
0
11
Maurice Alexander
1
3
18
18.0
0
18
DJ Moore
2
2
16
8.0
0
10
Miles Boykin
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
Rome Odunze
0
1
0
—
0
—
Brittain Brown
0
1
0
—
0
—
Durham Smythe
0
1
0
—
0
—
Deion Hankins
0
1
0
—
0
—
Ian Wheeler
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
25
37
369*
14.8
2
36
Gross receiving yards (369) reflect pre-sack totals. Chicago’s one sack for 12 yards lost reduces net passing yards to 357.
Buffalo Bills
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Frank Gore Jr.
4
5
30
7.5
0
13
Tyrell Shavers
2
3
29
14.5
0
22
Kristian Wilkerson
1
2
25
25.0
0
25
Deon Cain
1
2
11
11.0
0
11
Stephen Gosnell
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
KJ Hamler
1
2
7
7.0
0
7
Elijah Moore
1
4
5
5.0
0
5
Joshua Palmer
1
1
2
2.0
0
2
Laviska Shenault Jr.
0
3
0
—
0
—
Ray Davis
0
1
0
—
0
—
Kaden Prather
0
1
0
—
0
—
Jackson Hawes
0
1
0
—
0
—
Keleki Latu
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
12
27
120
10.0
0
25
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Brittain Brown
CHI
1
0
1
Austin Reed
CHI
1
0
1
Xavier Carlton
CHI
0
0
1
Frank Gore Jr.
BUF
1
1
0
Defensive Stats
Chicago Bears
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Amen Ogbongbemiga
6
5
0
0
0
0
Ruben Hyppolite II
5
4
0
0
0
0
Jonathan Owens
3
1
0
0
0
1
Jeremiah Walker
3
1
0
0
0
0
Austin Booker
2
2
1
1
1
1
Kaleb Hayes
2
2
0
0
0
0
Terell Smith
2
2
0
0
0
0
Andrew Billings
2
1
1
1
0
1
Miles Boykin
2
1
0
0
0
0
Mekhi Garner
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swayze Bozeman
2
1
0
0
0
0
Power Echols
2
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Williams
1
1
0
0
0
0
Nick McCloud
1
1
0
0
0
0
Daniel Hardy
1
1
0
0
0
0
Gervon Dexter Sr.
1
1
0
1
0
0
Noah Sewell
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tanoh Kpassagnon
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tremaine Edmunds
1
0
0
0
0
0
Alex Cook
1
0
0
0
0
0
Joel Wilson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jamree Kromah
1
0
0
0
0
0
Carl Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tre Flowers
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
44
26
2
3
2
3
AP Wire credited Booker with 1.5 sacks in the first half, indicating one shared takedown that the official box score records as 1.0.
Buffalo Bills
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Jordan Hancock
8
5
0
1
0
0
Dorian Strong
8
4
0
0
0
0
Dorian Williams
7
2
0
0
0
0
Jimmy Ciarlo
5
4
0
0
0
0
Paris Shand
5
3
0
0
0
0
Edefuan Ulofoshio
5
2
0
0
0
0
Joe Andreessen
5
1
0
0
0
0
Brandon Codrington
4
4
0
0
0
1
Michael Hoecht
4
3
1
1
0
1
Daequan Hardy
4
3
0
0
0
0
Wande Owens
4
2
0
1
0
0
Tre Herndon
3
2
0
0
1
0
Javon Solomon
3
2
0
0
0
2
Darrick Forrest
3
1
0
0
0
0
T.J. Sanders
2
2
0
0
0
0
Dane Jackson
2
1
0
0
0
0
Damar Hamlin
2
1
0
0
0
0
Keonta Jenkins
2
1
0
0
0
0
Deone Walker
2
1
0
0
0
0
Nelson Ceaser
2
0
0
0
0
0
Ja’Marcus Ingram
1
1
0
0
0
0
Zion Logue
1
1
0
0
0
0
Cole Bishop
1
1
0
0
0
0
AJ Epenesa
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
84
47
1
3
2
4
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Cairo Santos
CHI
1/1
100.0%
40
5/5
8
Caden Davis
BUF
0/1
0.0%
—
0/0
0
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Tory Taylor
CHI
2
115
57.5
1
0
59
Brad Robbins
BUF
6
293
48.8
1
2
62
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Laviska Shenault Jr.
BUF
3
84
28.0
30
0
Brandon Codrington
BUF
2
55
27.5
28
0
KJ Hamler
BUF
1
28
28.0
28
0
Elijah Moore
BUF
1
25
25.0
25
0
Tyler Scott
CHI
1
10
10.0
10
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
JP Richardson
CHI
1
22
22.0
22
0
Maurice Alexander
CHI
2
6
3.0
4
0
Brandon Codrington
BUF
1
13
13.0
13
0
PFF Grades
Player
Team
Position
Grade
Colston Loveland
CHI
TE
91.5
Cole Kmet
CHI
TE
91.3
Caleb Williams
CHI
QB
88.9
Source: Pro Football Focus
PFF’s top offensive grades went to tight ends Loveland (91.5) and Kmet (91.3), both of whom featured on Williams’ opening 92-yard touchdown drive. Loveland, Chicago’s 10th overall pick in the 2025 draft, opened the game with an 18-yard catch from Williams on the first snap and finished with two catches for 26 yards in nine snaps. Booker entered the game carrying a 95.3 PFF grade from Preseason Week 1 against Miami, when he recorded seven pressures.
Injury Report
CB Terell Smith (CHI): Smith suffered a non-contact left knee injury in the second quarter while cutting to defend a pass to Bills receiver Kristian Wilkerson. He was carted off the field and ruled out for the remainder of the game. Bears head coach Ben Johnson confirmed two days later that Smith had torn his patellar tendon; he was placed on injured reserve and did not play a single snap in the 2025 regular season.
DE Austin Booker (CHI): Booker injured his knee on a kick coverage rep in the second half and did not return. He had 4.5 preseason sacks across Chicago’s first two games heading into the injury. Booker did not play in the preseason finale at Kansas City and started the 2025 regular season on injured reserve.
RB Deion Hankins (CHI): Hankins sustained a knee injury on the second possession and did not return. He was later placed on injured reserve.
DE Dominique Robinson (CHI): Robinson left in the second half with an ankle injury and missed time during the 2025 season on a week-to-week basis.
WR JP Richardson (CHI): Richardson exited in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury.
DB Jordan Hancock (BUF): Hancock left in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.
Game Details
Date
August 17, 2025
Kickoff
8:00 PM ET
Venue
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance
49,445
Television
FOX
Final Score
Chicago Bears 38, Buffalo Bills 0
Officials: Referee Clay Martin | Umpire Steven Woods | Down Judge Jerod Phillips | Line Judge Brian Perry | Field Judge Dave Hawkshaw | Side Judge Alonzo Ramsey III | Back Judge Greg Wilson
The final score was 38-0, and the performance matched the margin. Terell Smith’s torn patellar tendon ended his 2025 season that night without a regular-season snap played. Austin Booker, who had 4.5 preseason sacks across two games and built a strong case for a larger role in Chicago’s defensive end rotation, opened the regular season on injured reserve after the knee he injured on a kick coverage rep. Williams posted a 130.0 rating on his first preseason start in Ben Johnson’s system. The full accounting from Soldier Field ran past the box score.
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