Bears vs. Patriots live score, results, highlights from NFL 'Thursday Night Football'

The Bears and Patriots both enter "Thursday Night Football" at a strong 4-2, but their seasons have already featured plenty of adversity.

For the Patriots, much of that adversity was self-inflicted. While the team has been hit by significant injuries, Drake Maye and the offense severely underperformed in the early weeks of the season. They have since turned it around and won three consecutive games, positioning themselves as legitimate AFC East contenders.

The Bears, meanwhile, have started three different quarterbacks through six weeks after a hamstring injury sidelined Caleb Williams for three games. Williams returned for last week's win over the Falcons , and he clearly made an impact on the offense.

Both of these contenders are in a strong position entering what could be a consequential prime-time clash at Soldier Field.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from "Thursday Night Football" between the Bears and Patriots. Follow along below as Chicago and New England do battle.

Bears vs. Patriots results, highlights from NFL 'Thursday Night Football' game

8:34 p.m. — The Patriots are punting, still unable to get the offense going today in A.J. Brown's second game back.

8:26 p.m. FIELD GOAL — Some miscommunication between Williams and Kalif Raymond leads to a missed opportunity on third down, but Cairo Santos drills a field goal to put the Bears on the board.

8:22 p.m. — Kyler Gordon comes up big twice on the Patriots' opening drive and ends it with a sack of Drake Maye on fourth down.

7:30 p.m. — The quarterbacks likely don't see it this way, but tonight's a matchup of the No. 1 and No. 3 picks of the 2024 draft. This is the second meeting between Caleb Williams and Drake Maye, with Maye and the Patriots winning an ugly game in 2024.

6:45 p.m. — The Patriots downgraded CB Christian Gonzalez to questionable with an illness, but he is active.

6:05 p.m. — The Bears are honoring Mike Ditka in the best way possible in their first home game since the legendary tight end and coach's death.

Thursday night's game between the Bears and Patriots will kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET from Soldier Field in Chicago.

What channel is Bears vs. Patriots on today?

Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home of "Thursday Night Football" and will broadcast Bears vs. Patriots. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will serve as the game's announcers, while Kaylee Hartung will provide occasional updates from the sidelines.