Bears’ wild win over Panthers ends with final score that’s never happened before in NFL history

Before the season started, Ben Johnson said his goal was for the Chicago Bears to make some NFL history and they did exactly that in Week 1 — just not the way Johnson was planning to do it. The Bears pulled off a wild 59-37 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, marking the first time in league history that a game has ended with that exact final score.

With just under four minutes left to play, the Bears were leading 52-37, and if that had been the final score, it wouldn't have been a scorigami. At that point in the game, Chicago was essentially trying to run out the clock, but was still able to get another touchdown after D'Andre Swift scored on a 28-yard run with just 3:40 left to play. That made it 59-37, which officially gave us the 1,096th unique final score in NFL history.

CHI 59 – CAR 37🚨 SCORIGAMI 🚨That is the 1096th unique score in NFL history, and the 1st of the 2026 season. pic.twitter.com/AXQo4c8nTy

Swift was a big reason why the Bears were able to put up nearly 60 points. The veteran led a rushing attack that totaled 291 yards with 124…

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