After a week of joint practices, the Chicago Bears lost 24 to 17 to the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night in a battle of the backups. This was the first preseason loss in the head coaching career of Chicago's Matt Eberflus and the first preseason win for Indy's Shane Steichen, who is in his first year as head coach.
The Colts had more total yards (343 to 310) and more first downs (21 to 18), as their two quarterbacks (Gardner Minshew and Sam Ehlinger) combined for 231 yards on 22 of 29 passing, one touchdown, and a passer rating of 110.