Chicago Bears 47, Cincinnati Bengals 42: Final score and recap from Week 9

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The Chicago Bears need to turn the page from last week's let-down loss to Baltimore. They'll need to do it against another AFC North team.

Ben Johnson's short-handed Bears will head into Cincinnati as they eye a 5-3 record. Joe Flacco, JaMarr Chase and Tee Higgins stand in their way.

Follow along with us here for live scores and updates as the Bears look to rebound against the Cincinnati Bengals on the road.

Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Live scores and updates

FINAL | Chicago Bears 47, Cincinnati Bengals 42 

Grading the Chicago Bears in their shootout win over the Cincinnati Bengals

Here’s how we graded the Bears in their shootout win over Cincinnati.

4th Quarter - Bears get turnover No. 2

Tremaine Edmunds doesn't get his pick six, but he gets the pick.

The Bears can close this one out.

4th Quarter - The Bears go up two scores

The Bengals challenged to see if DJ Moore fumbled and after review… he scored!

DJ Moore scores and the Bears have put up a 40-burger in Cincy.

Bears 41, Bengals 27

4th Quarter- Bears get a break

The Bengals' 54-yard field goal is NO GOOD.

The Bears have a chance to kill a lot of clock here.

4th Quarter - Bears turn a turnover into points

FIELD GOAL: The Bears turn the turnover into points.

Austin Booker gets his first sack of the year, and forces Joe Flacco to fumble.

Santos nails a 36-yard kick and the Bears are up a touchdown.

Bears 34, Bengals 27

End of the third quarter | Bears 31, Bengals 27

3rd Quarter - Bears are back in front, again.

TOUCHDOWN: Brttain Brown spells Monangai for a handful of plays, and flies into the end zone from 22-yards out. Defense is optional.

The sixth lead change of the game puts the Bears back ahead. 

Bears 31, Bengals 27

3rd Quarter - The shoot out is on

The Bears' defense has no answer for Joe Flacco and the Bengals' passing attack right now.

Tee Higgins catches his second touchdown pass of the day to put Cincinnati back in front.

Bengals 27, Bears 24

3rd Quarter - Bears get back in front

TOUCHDOWN: Caleb Williams hits Colston Loveland for his first-career touchdown.

The Bears are back in front.

Bears 24, Bengals 20

Injury update - Cole Kmet

Kmet has been ruled OUT with a concussion.

HALFTIME | Bengals 20, Bears 17

Cairo Santos misses a field goal before halftime. That came on a drive where Jahdae Walker was flagged for holding, which negated a long kick return.

Special teams has not had a good game today.

2nd Quarter - Bengals get back in front

Woah.

Tee Higgins somehow comes up with the football and a 44-yard touchdown. The Bengals have the lead.

Bengals 20, Bears 17

2nd Quarter - Bears add three

FIELD GOAL: Bears get to the Bengals' 7-yard line but can't convert a third-and-2 play.

Santos converts on a 24-yard field goal to extend the Bears' lead.

Bears 17, Bengals 13

2nd Quarter - Injury report: Cole Kmet is heading to the locker room

Kmet is being evaluated for a concussion. 

2nd Quarter - Bengals tack on three

The Bengals get back on the board with a field goal.

Montez Sweat nearly had a strip-sack on Joe Flacco, but it was overturned.

Bears 14, Bengals 13

2nd Quarter - Bears take a lead

TOUCHDOWN: Olamide Zaccheaus takes a pop pass and zips into the end zone. The Bears take the lead!

Through a quarter, the Bears are attacking the Bengals run defender. The Bears are winning that battle.

Bears 14, Bengals 10

End of the 1st Quarter | Bengals 10, Bears 7

1st Quarter - Bengals pop back ahead

The Bengals forge back ahead with a field goal after another solid kickoff return gives them good field position.

The Bears need another response.

Bengals 10, Bears 7

1st Quarter - Chicago Special!

TOUCHDOWN: The Bears respond with a Chicago Special!

DJ Moore tosses to Caleb Williams for a touchdown.

Yes, you read that right.

Bears 7, Bengals 7

1st Quarter - Not optimal!

Charlie Jones has a house call.

The Bengals take a lead right out of the gate with a 98-yard kick return touchdown.

Bengals 7, Bears 0

Kickoff

The Bears and Bengals are set to begin.

The Bears won the toss and deferred to the second half. Joe Flacco gets the ball to begin today.

Inactives

The Bears and Bengals have released their inactive lists. Inactive today for the Bears:

RB D'Andre Swift
WR Luther Burden III
RB Roschon Johnson
LB Ruben Hyppolite
DE Dominique Robinson 
QB Case Keenum (3rd QB)

For the Bengals, Joe Flacco is ACTIVE. Star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson is INACTIVE.

Pregame

The Bears' injury report was hefty this week, and a win in Week 9 might come down to how quickly Chauncey Gardner-Johnson fits into the Chicago defense.

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Reinforcements: Bears sign C.J. Gardner-Johnson

With Kyler Gordon on injured reserve, the Bears signed Chauncy "C.J." Garnder-Johnson to help out at the nickel cornerback position.

He got first-team reps this week.

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