Caleb Williams, Bears hold off Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday

ATLANTA, Ga. (Interstat) — Caleb Williams threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as the Chicago Bears defeated the Atlanta Falcons 31-23 in an NFL game on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Chicago improved to 4-2. Atlanta fell to 2-4. Attendance was 72,301. Williams completed 30 of 36 passes and was Chicago’s top star. D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns and Roschon Johnson added a scoring run. Cairo Santos kicked a 50-yard field goal. Colston Loveland caught a 14-yard touchdown pass. Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes for Atlanta, including two to Kyle Pitts Sr., who finished with five catches for 60 yards. Jahan Dotson had three catches for 87 yards and a touchdown. Kyler Gordon had four tackles and three sacks for Chicago. Luther Burden III caught eight passes for 95 yards. Devin Bush had seven tackles. Jessie Bates III and Mike Hughes each had seven tackles for Atlanta.