With starting QB Caleb Williams out, backup Tyson Bagent threw for 261 yards and RB Kyle Monangai ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns as Chicago held a Jets offense to 34 yards at halftime.

Chicago confirmed Williams will again sit out for Sunday's divisional game at Green Bay, with Bagent making his second straight start after a strong relief outing against the Jets.

Chicago (3-1) visits Green Bay (2-2) in the NFC North rivalry game, framed locally as first-year Bears coach Ben Johnson's first test against Packers coach Matt LaFleur.

Monangai, who ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns against the Jets, suffered a thumb injury in that game that isn't considered serious heading into Green Bay.

Chicago, 1st in rushing offense against Green Bay's last-ranked run defense, is 9-28 divisionally since 2019 despite having won the last two meetings; a win at Lambeau would be a signature moment for first-year coach Ben Johnson.

Monangai (30 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD vs. the Jets) was called 'day-to-day' by coach Ben Johnson; Davenport was released at his own request a day after playing 12 snaps in his season debut and is reportedly planning to retire.

Chicago (3-1) will start backup Tyson Bagent for a second straight week as Williams recovers from a Grade 2 hamstring strain, with a possible Nov. 2 return eyed. RB Kyle Monangai (thumb) is day-to-day ahead of Sunday's trip to Lambeau Field.

Chicago became the first team since the 1997 Jaguars to start three different quarterbacks in the first four weeks; Bagent's streak of 644 passes without an interception ended on a Minkah Fitzpatrick pick, but the Bears still won.

Jones will miss a minimum of four games with a knee injury; backup Theo Benedet takes over at left tackle while Chicago also added pass-rush depth.

Governor Pritzker met with Commissioner Goodell and Bears ownership as Illinois pushes to keep the franchise amid reported interest from Indiana in a Hammond, Indiana site.

Chicago's quarterback competition remains the central storyline with Williams sidelined again.

Cornerback health is the swing factor against a Jets passing game that hasn't thrown an interception all season.

Benedet steps in for Jones (knee), while RB D'Andre Swift returned to full practice and CB Cam Lewis is doubtful (hip) for Sunday's game.

Williams (hamstring) will miss his second consecutive start, with coach Ben Johnson not yet naming a replacement between Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met again with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on the Bears' Arlington Heights stadium push, as the mayors of Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana -- which has pledged up to $1 billion in incentives -- offered competing reactions.

Coach Ben Johnson confirmed a decision has been made but declined to name it publicly, extending the uncertainty around Case Keenum's status after his strong relief outing in Chicago's 27-7 win over Philadelphia.

RB D'Andre Swift (knee) and OT Braxton Jones (knee) both missed Thursday practice, adding to Chicago's injury list the same week the QB job remains unsettled.