# Swift cashes in as Bears bury Panthers 59-37

> Two days after signing a $33.75 million extension, D'Andre Swift had the kind of game that makes the check look cheap.
- Title: Swift cashes in as Bears bury Panthers 59-37 | Shortify
- Summary: Two days after signing a $33.75 million extension, D'Andre Swift had the kind of game that makes the check look cheap. Swift's 124 yards and three scores…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/09/13/bears-panthers-notes-dandre-swift-gives-moneys-worth-kyle-mongangai-colston-loveland-caleb-williams-nfl
- Published: 2026-09-13T23:36:28.826+00:00
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- Topics: bears, nfl, dandre swift, running backs, caleb williams, news, local
## Three game balls
After the 59-37 win in Charlotte, Ben Johnson handed out three game balls before the team's "Good, Better, Best" cheer: rookie safety Dillon Thieneman, the offensive line, and D'Andre Swift.
## The coach said it best
Johnson's case for giving Swift a ball was short and it covered everything that mattered about his afternoon.

> He had 124 [yards] on the ground, three touchdowns, and a brand new [bleeping] contract.
## Paid on Friday, paid off Sunday
Swift agreed to a three-year, $33.75 million extension two days before the game. He then became the first Bears player since 2016 to run for 100-plus yards and three scores.
## Swift says nothing changed
He waved off the idea that the new money had anything to do with the performance, framing it instead as relief about staying put.

> Grateful to be able to keep going with these guys.
## Six rushing touchdowns
Swift ran in half of them. Kyle Monangai added a 61-yarder, and Caleb Williams scrambled in from 29 and nine yards out.
## Two short, one long
Swift scored twice from a yard out, then capped the day with a 28-yard run at 3:40 to play. It was the third-highest scoring regular season game in Bears history.
## Monangai broke their backs
One play after the defense forced a fourth-and-three incompletion late in the third quarter, Monangai ripped off his long score. He finished with 100 yards on 10 carries.

> What a start.
## Loveland got nothing
The strangest part of a 59-point day: tight end Colston Loveland wasn't targeted until the third quarter, and dropped out of both plays thrown his way without a catch.
## Williams took the blame
One of the misses would have been an 11-yard touchdown. Williams threw it too far in front of him on a route he called perfect against perfect coverage.

> You don't get those opportunities too often. Got to hit those.
## The kicking game wobbled
Cairo Santos left two squib kicks short of the landing zone, which handed Carolina the ball at the 40-yard line both times.
## Raymond's fast start
Kalif Raymond led all Bears receivers with eight catches for 84 yards. In one game, the 10-year veteran got a third of the way to his entire reception total from last season.
## Odds and injuries
Dayo Odeyingbo blocked an extra point with four minutes left. Left tackle Braxton Jones briefly left with a back injury, with Theo Benedet filling in, but he returned.
## Key takeaway

Swift's 124 yards and three scores headlined a 59-37 Bears win, but the offense was so deep that Colston Loveland never caught a pass and it barely mattered.