{"id":297453,"date":"2025-08-18T07:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/297453\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T07:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:36:15","slug":"bills-play-their-backups-and-get-blown-out-by-the-bears-final-score-recap-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/297453\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills play their backups and get blown out by the Bears: Final score, recap, photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago \u2014 The Buffalo Bills<\/a> take on the Chicago Bears at 8 p.m., Sunday at Soldier Field.<\/p>\n

The game will air on FOX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1\/18<\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears in NFL preseason game: Aug. 17, 2025<\/p>\n

Final: Bears 38, Bills 0<\/p>\n

Buffalo\u2019s business trip to Chicago apparently ended following Friday\u2019s joint practice.<\/p>\n

The Bills got after the Bears on the practice field, then rested just about all of their starters while the Bears opened the game with theirs.<\/p>\n

The meaningless outcome was mostly settled midway through the second quarter.<\/p>\n

By then, enough had gone wrong to give Bills fans plenty to gripe about in the week to come.<\/p>\n

Safety Cole Bishop, trying to secure a starting spot at safety after being limited throughout the summer, had a shaky outing.<\/p>\n

And later, rookie Jordan Hancock left the field in the second half, a brutal hit to what had been uninspiring play in the secondary.<\/p>\n

The Bills had just two completions of 20-plus yards, as Mike White and Mitch Trubisky failed to put any points on the board with Josh Allen sitting out his second-straight preseason game.<\/p>\n

White got the first-half snaps and never looked comfortable. Trubisky moved the chains early and led the Bills on a promising drive that abruptly ended in the red zone on a fumble by Frank Gore Jr.<\/p>\n

The sluggish offense did the defense no favors. The Bears doubled up the Bills in time of possession and plays run.<\/p>\n

Fourth quarter<\/p>\n

SCORE UPDATE: Bears 38, Bills 0 with 9:35 remaining<\/p>\n

Chicago, with Austin Reed at quarterback, has led the Bears on a 14-play, 86-yard drive that \u2014 thankfully \u2014 chews up more 7-and-a-half minutes of clock.<\/p>\n

Ian Wheeler caps it with his second rushing touchdown of the game.<\/p>\n

Trubisky\u2019s night is done: He finished 7-for-13 for 56 yards. Had a nice drive abruptly end in the red zone on a fumble by Gore, but all in all it\u2019s been a dreadful night for the offense with a 25-yard completion to Kristian Wilkerson as the Bills\u2019 longest play from scrimmage.<\/p>\n

Third quarter<\/p>\n

END OF THIRD QUARTER: Bears 31, Bills 0<\/p>\n

Bills GM Brandon Beane joins the FOX broadcast midway through the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Beane said the team tried to get James Cook signed in the spring, hit pause and resumed talks throughout training camp. Beane said the team had a conversation with Cook after the first preseason game and got him back on the practice field with a deal following shortly thereafter.Beane said by January\/February the front office felt team needs up front on the defensive side of the ball could be filled through the draft.<\/p>\n

The Bills\u2019 most promising drive of the game comes to a screeching half as Frank Gore Jr. has the ball stripped inside the red zone as the Beane segment comes to a close.<\/p>\n

SCORE: Bears 31, Bills 0 with 8:33 remaining<\/p>\n

Mitch Trubisky starts the second half for the Bills and has Buffalo in plus-territory after throwing it up to Tyrell Shavers in man coverage down the near sideline and drawing a defensive PI flag.<\/p>\n

Joe Brady dials up a play-call on 4th-and-8 from the Bears\u2019 37-yard line. Trubisky has to chuck it deep off his back foot for Ray Davis, who has no shot to make a play.<\/p>\n

A promising series ends with the Bears taking over near midfield after a face-mask penalty on Richard Gouraige.<\/p>\n

Halftime: Bears 28, Bills 0<\/p>\n

The Bears came out playing their starters while the Bills rested theirs, but that is about the only consolation for Buffalo fans after an ugly half that will sound the alarm on a secondary that didn\u2019t look up to the task.<\/p>\n

Bears quarterbacks finished the first half 17-for-26 for 279 yards and two touchdowns, dicing up an undermanned Bills defensive backfield that wasn\u2019t at full strength.<\/p>\n

Still, second-year safety Cole Bishop had a rough start misplaying a 36-yard touchdown reception by Olamide Zaccheaus. Rookie Jordan Hancock and veteran Dane Jackson were beat by Tyler Scott in tight zone coverage midway through the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Mike White got the full share of snaps in the first half and did nothing to suggest he\u2019ll unseat Mitch Trubisky to be the team\u2019s No. 2 quarterback. White took a couple of third-down sacks, overshot some open receivers and finished just 4-for-11 for 54 yards on five empty possessions (with three three-and-outs).<\/p>\n

Caden Davis missed a 56-yard field goal wide right on the final play of the half.<\/p>\n

Overall, it\u2019s been a stinker.<\/p>\n

Second quarter<\/p>\n

The Bills offense continues to struggle. Zach Davidson gets flagged for a 15-yard face mask penalty.<\/p>\n

White then overshoots Elijah Moore before Moore drops a throw underneath.<\/p>\n

On 3rd-and-10 with 1:16 remaining in the half, White is a touch too long for Shavers, who gets a great release but can\u2019t come up with the catch. He may have taken his eye off it and slowed his stride just enough to come up short on White\u2019s deep ball.<\/p>\n

SCORE UPDATE: Bears 28, Bills 0 with 1:50 remaining<\/p>\n

Rookie Dorian Strong gets turned around a bit and Burden shakes free for some extra yardage of a 21-yard gain. Burden is up to 49 yards on three catches.<\/p>\n

Bagent then hits Samori Toure over the middle on a 24-yard completion placed just above the fingertips of Andreessen.<\/p>\n

The Bears are absolutely shredding the Bills\u2019 back-seven. Bagent, again in rhythm, hits Miles Boykin on a well-timed curl route for 11 yards.<\/p>\n

Bears\u2019 quarterbacks are 15-for-21 for 262 yards and two touchdowns heading into the 2-minute warning.<\/p>\n

Chicago primed to punch it in on the other side of the stoppage.<\/p>\n

On 4th-and-goal from the 1, Burden throws a block on Hancock to take him out of the play, and Hoecht can\u2019t wrap low on Ian Wheeler.<\/p>\n

SCORE UPDATE: Bears 21, Bills 0 with 9:42 remaining<\/p>\n

White may be playing himself out of the backup quarterback race. He takes a third-down sack for another three-and-out. The Bears take over at their own 39-yard line with 12:06 remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n

Bagent finds Tyler Scott on a well-designed play to set the Bears up at the Bills\u2019 21-yard line. Scott takes the toss and picks up 35 yards before Hancock pulls him down.<\/p>\n

Bagent with a nice timing pattern with Burden on the out route to convert on 3rd-and-6. Tre Herndon couldn\u2019t do anything about that.<\/p>\n

Bagent rolls right on the play-action boot: Scott outruns the zone defender Hancock to the back-right corner of the end zone. Dane Jackson trailing late coming across the field, and it\u2019s another defensive eye sore for the Bills.<\/p>\n

SCORE UPDATE: Bears 14, Bills 0 with 13:45 remaining<\/p>\n

The Bears ended the first quarter in the red zone with an advantageous 2nd-and-short from the inside the 10-yard line.<\/p>\n

Chicago polishes off the drive on the ground. Joe Andreessen had a shot at a shoe-string tackle on Brittain Brown, but he steps out of the tackle and puts the Bears up two scores.<\/p>\n

First quarter<\/p>\n

END OF FIRST QUARTER: Bears 7, Bills 0<\/p>\n

Mike White gets the start for Buffalo, but the Bills\u2019 offense can\u2019t generate much offense.<\/p>\n

After going three-and-out on their opening possession, White hits Tyrell Shavers for a 22-yard completion down the right side of the field before the Bills\u2019 drive stalls.<\/p>\n

Tyson Bagent gets the nod on the Bears\u2019 third drive and connects with Luther Burden III for 22 yards across midfield.<\/p>\n

Rookie Jordan Hancock, the fifth-round pick out of Ohio State, steps up and meets the ball carrier in the backfield for a TFL.<\/p>\n

On 4th-and-2 with less than a minute remaining in the quarter, Bagent dances away from the pressure and flicks it out Maurice Alexander for an easy catch and conversion.<\/p>\n

SCORE UPDATE: Bears 7, Bills 0 with 11:01 remaining<\/p>\n

The Bears take the opening possession and drive 92 yards in 4 minutes.<\/p>\n

The Bills are resting just about all their starters, but Cole Bishop, who is trying to lock down a starting spot at safety, is out there after being limited throughout training camp.<\/p>\n

It has not gone well for the second-year, second-round pick out of Utah.<\/p>\n

Caleb Williams went 6-for-7 for 97 yards on the opening drive, capped by a 36-yard touchdown to Olamide Zaccheau.<\/p>\n

The FOX production crew is in preseason mode, as well.<\/p>\n

The broadcast goes to break after the Bears touchdown with 0-0 score dubbed as the final.<\/p>\n

Pregame<\/p>\n

The Bills continue their preparation<\/a> for the 2025 season on Sunday night against the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n

The two teams held a joint practice Friday<\/a> in advance of their second preseason game. Second-year wide receiver Keon Coleman made a spectacular one-handed touchdown grab; the Bills pass-rush got after quarterback Caleb Williams; and Joe Andreessen continues to make an impression on a linebacking unit led by Matt Milano and Terrel Bernard.<\/p>\n

Bills coach Sean McDermott didn\u2019t offer much on how he planned to utilize his starters in Sunday night\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Josh Allen did not play in the team\u2019s preseason opener last week against the Giants, allowing backups Mitch Trubisky and Mike White to take the bulk of the snaps as they battle for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. White is looking to bounce back from a down day of practice.<\/p>\n

Aside from the QBs, the depth in the secondary and at receiver continue to be the most intriguing roster spots to watch as cutdown day approaches.<\/p>\n

The Bills\u2019 defensive line depth is also looking to build on last week\u2019s strong showing.<\/p>\n

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