Both teams likely saw this as a game where they had to get their act together. Chicago’s struggling offense, which had Williams intercepted twice and sacked seven times in a loss to the Houston Texans, had a chance to match up with a Colts defense that ranked last in the league in rushing yards allowed.

Against that backdrop, the start of the match was a dream for the defenders.

Richardson intercepted his own deep ball to Alec Pierce with a horrific interception in the end zone by Tremaine Edmunds, and Williams responded by following his own deep ball to Rome Odunze with an equally horrific interception by Jaylon Jones.

Taylor’s 29-yard touchdown run was the only score before halftime, as Chicago missed a field goal, fell a yard short when DJ Moore caught a Hail Mary and was stopped on four consecutive running plays inside the Colts’ 5-yard line, the last of which was an inexplicable speed option call that never had a chance.

The offense didn’t get much better after the break, as Richardson’s interception to Jaylon Johnson set up a Bears’ field goal before Williams threw another interception to Jones on a later possession. Indianapolis also botched a fourth-down attempt in Chicago territory as the game got uglier.

The Colts finally broke through, however, opening up a two-score run late in the third quarter when Chicago fell offsides at a point and allowed the home team to retain possession. Indianapolis capitalized with a touchdown by Trey Sermon after several long gains by Taylor.

While Williams finally threw touchdown passes to Odunze and Cole Kmet in the fourth quarter, it was his mistake with the ball from five points down that cost the Bears a chance to win. He dropped back to pass on a play-action, didn’t throw in time, and then lost the ball on a strip sack to Laiatu Latu.

Taylor then scored to send the Colts home for a Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.