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Inside the Numbers: Brian Burns leading the NFL in sacks

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Notes and stats to get you ready for Sunday's game between the Giants (2-7) and Bears (5-3) at Soldier Field.

1+1: Jaxson Dart set the single-season franchise record of five games with at least one passing and one rushing touchdown. He is also the third NFL rookie all-time to have a rushing and passing touchdown in five games. The others are Cam Newton (eight in 2011) and Justin Herbert (five in 2020). Both players went on to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

275+50+20: Last week, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams became the first player in NFL history with at least 275 passing yards, 50 rushing yards, and 20 receiving yards in a single game. He is also the first starting quarterback with two receptions in a game since 1953. Williams caught one of them for a touchdown from wide receiver DJ Moore, who became the first Bears wide receiver to register a passing touchdown and rushing touchdown in a single game since at least 1960.

2: Two non-quarterbacks attempted a pass for the Bears last week – Moore and tight end Cole Kmet.

15: Dart's 15 offensive touchdowns (10 passing, five rushing) since Week 4 are tied for third-most in the NFL. The leaders in that span are Patrick Mahomes (16), Matthew Stafford (16), Dart (15), Bo Nix (15), and Dak Prescott (14).

11.0: Outside linebacker Brain Burns enters Week 10 as the NFL leader in sacks. He now has 11.0 in nine games, putting him on pace for 20.8 sacks. The NFL single-season record is 22.5 sacks, shared by Michael Strahan (2001) and T.J. Watt (2021). Burns also has the most sacks by a Giants player through nine games since Strahan had 15.0 at this point in his 2001 campaign, when he was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

See who led the Giants in sacks each season since it became an official statistic in 1982.

107.0 Dart had his highest passer rating of 2025 in Week 9 vs. San Francisco (107.0). Dart has had five games with a 90.0 passer rating or better in 2025. Charlie Conerly, another Ole Miss product, is the only Giants rookie quarterback with more such games (seven in 1948).

378.4: The Bears have the No. 4 total offense this season, averaging 378.4 yards per game. They were last in the NFL in 2024, averaging 283.5 yards.

+13: The Bears have the best turnover differential in the NFL at +13. The next closest team is the Steelers at +9. The Giants are tied for 17th at -3.

19: The Bears lead the NFL with 19 takeaways, including a league-leading 13 interceptions. They have scored 46 points on possessions after takeaways, second-most in the league.

283: The Bears ran for 283 yards last week in Cincinnati, their highest single-game total since recording the same number against the Cowboys in 1984.

150.0: The Giants are allowing 150.0 rushing yards per game. Only the Bengals, who played the Bears last week, have allowed more (166.4).

100: Colston Loveland, the No. 10 overall draft pick, joined Hall of Famer Mike Ditka last week as the only two Bears rookie tight ends to record 100 receiving yards in a game (Ditka had five in 1961).

3.24: Caleb Williams has longest time to throw (3.24 seconds) in a season since Next Gen Stats began tracking in 2016.

4: Chicago's Tremaine Edmonds and Kevin Byard III are tied with Jacksonville's Devin Lloyd for the most interceptions through nine weeks, with four apiece. Byard, a safety, leads the league with 33 interceptions since he was drafted in the third round by Tennessee in 2016. Edmunds' 14 interceptions since Buffalo drafted him No. 16 overall in 2018 are the most by any linebacker.

176: Bears running back Kyle Monangai rushed for 176 yards last week, second-most by any rookie in a single game in Bears history. Monangai prepped at Don Bosco in Ramsey, N.J., and became the second-leading rusher in Rutgers history,

576: Chicago's offense totaled 576 yards in Week 9, the most by the Bears in a game since 1980.

14: Giants safety Dane Belton is tied for second in the NFL with 14 total special teams tackles. The Giants are No. 3 in kickoff return coverage (23.0 yards allowed per return) and No. 9 in punt coverage (7.9).

6.99: The Bears allow 6.99 yards per play on first down, the most in the NFL.

31: The Bears have allowed a league-high 31 points on opponents' drives that have begun at two minutes left in a half or less. Staying on the same number, the Giants have scored 31 points on their first offensive possession, sixth-most in the NFL. The Bears have also allowed 31 passes of 20+ yards, tied for third-most in the league.

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The Giants will play the winningest and second-winningest franchises in NFL history in back-to-back weeks. The Bears have won 820 games, including postseason, since 1920. The Packers have won 852 games since 1921. The Giants are third with 751 victories since 1925.

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