After his game-winning kick against Green Bay on Sunday, Chicago's Santos took inspiration from a legend at his beloved Chelsea
Is it time for the Chicago Bears to cut Cairo Santos? Fans and experts weigh in on the kicker's limitations after the team's Week 17 loss.
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday. Santos posted six or fewer points in each of Chicago's last six games. In addition, the kicker recorded more than seven points in two of 17 games.
Cairo Santos' 51-yard field goal that led the Bears to beat the Packers as time expired was a build up of emotions and adrenaline for the veteran kicker, who told reporters Sunday after the game that
Chicago Bears "just let it out" to top the Green Bay Packers for the first time in six seasons on Cairo Santos’ winning field goal.
Her Bears got a 24-22 win over the Pack on a walk-off-field goal by Cairo Santos and are currently 1-0 in the year 2025. Here's how we graded the Chicago Bears in the season finale win over the Green Bay Packers. In the fourth quarter, there's a fumble that went on DJ Moore that could be attributed to Caleb Williams.
Seconds after nailing a 51-yard game-winning field goal, Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos hit Didier Drogba's celebration at Lambeau Field. The Bears were staring down an 11-game losing streak to close out the season before Santos delivered the winning kick against the Green Bay Packers with no time left on the clock.
Kicker Cairo Santos delivers the Chicago Bears their first win since October 13, 2024, and first against the Green Bay Packers since 2018, with a 51-yard walk off field goal against the Green Bay Packers.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams warms on the field before the Bears play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Jan. 5, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Photos from the Chicago Bears’ Week 18 game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Jan. 5, 2025.
Green Bay lost the game on a last-second field goal but even a victory wouldn't have improved its playoff seed as Washington rallied to beat Dallas.
Cairo Santos drilled a 51-yard field goal on the final play of the season finale as the Chicago Bears broke a 10-game losing streak by edging the host Green Bay Packers 24-22 on Sunday afternoon.