The Chicago Bears (5-3) host the New York Giants (2-7) at legendary Soldier Field in a battle between two of the NFL’s most exciting young quarterbacks.

Here are six things to know before Sunday’s Week 10 kickoff.

The series

This will be the 56th regular-season meeting between the two teams dating back to 1925, with the Bears leading the series, 31-22-2. They are also 16-11 at home. The two legacy franchises have met eight times in the postseason, with the Bears winning five.

The Giants won the last meeting, 20-12, in 2022 at MetLife Stadium. The Bears have won four straight against the Giants in games held in Chicago, dating back to 2013.

How the Bears got here

After losing their first two games under first-year head coach Ben Johnson, the Bears have gone on to win five of their next six games, including an exciting 47-42 shootout last week in Cincinnati against the Bengals.

In addition to their win over the 3-6 Bengals, Chicago has beaten Dallas, Las Vegas, Washington, and New Orleans, all teams with losing records. Their losses have come against division rivals Minnesota and Green Bay, and Baltimore.

How the Giants got here

The Giants’ two wins have both come at home and against teams with winning records (Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Chargers).

They have lost the rest of their games in various ways to Washington, Dallas, Philadelphia, Kansas City, New Orleans, Denver, and, last week, San Francisco.

Since rookie Jaxson Dart took over the reins at quarterback in Week 4, the Giants are 2-4.

“Turnover chest” resides in Chicago, not New Jersey

Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen instituted a “turnover chest,” imploring his unit to be “pirates” and to concentrate on takeaways. So far, they have just six takeaways in nine games (four interceptions and two fumble recoveries), the third fewest in the NFL.

The Bears enter Week 10 with the No. 1 turnover differential in the NFL (+13), benefiting from a league-leading 19 takeaways and 13 interceptions. They have failed to record a takeaway in just two of their nine games this year, both losses.

The Giants have had nine turnovers this season, but five were committed in one game in New Orleans. They have played five games this season in which they did not commit a turnover. The Giants’ defense has recorded just one takeaway in their last three games, all losses.

Young quarterbacks rising

Bears second-year quarterback Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall selection in last year’s NFL draft, had an inconsistent start to his career but looks to be hitting his stride. In last week’s win in Cincinnati, he threw three touchdown passes, had a 114.8 QB rating, and caught his first-career touchdown.

In the process, Williams became the first player ever with 275+ pass yards (280), 50+ rushing yards (53) and 20+ receiving yards (22) in a single game, and also the first player ever with 20+ completions and two receptions in a single game.

Williams also led his fourth game-winning drive since Week 18 of last season in the win, tied for the second-most by any QB in the NFL over that span.

Giants rookie Jaxson Dart was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month of October last week. In the Giants’ loss to the 49ers last week, he became the first rookie in NFL history with a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown in four straight games. He also joined Cam Newton (2011) as the only rookie quarterbacks with a rushing touchdown in four straight games and joined Newton and Justin Herbert (2020) as the only rookie quarterbacks with five or more games (5) with both a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown. He has 90+ QB rating in five of his first six career starts.

Brian Burns is having a Pro Bowl season

Giants linebacker Brian Burns had his NFL-leading 11th sack of the season last week. He is the first player since Danielle Hunter in 2018 with a sack in eight of his team’s first nine games of a season. Burns needs two sacks to surpass his career-high of 12.5 sacks in 2022 with the Carolina Panthers.

Burns is the eighth player in NFL history to record 7.5+ sacks in each of their first seven seasons to begin their career.