Bears place Stephen Carlson on injured reserve, elevate two

On Saturday, the Bear’s sensational ace suffers huge injury ahead of next fixture and will be out of the squad for three months however he sustained on the final play of Thursday’s practice. He had been on the practice squad all season until he was signed to the active roster on Tuesday, so this was an extra tough break for the 27-year-old. No corresponding roster move was made, so the Bears have one open spot on their 53-man roster.

The Bears have three options to come off injured reserve this week in offensive lineman Larry Borom, defensive end Jacob Martin, and long snapper Patrick Scales, so look for one of them to have his 21-day practice window open next week.

As for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, the Bears also elevated two players from the practice squad: defensive tackle Byron Cowart and safety Tarvarius Moore. This is Cowart’s third elevation, so if the Bears need him on the active roster again later in the season, they’d have to sign him to the 53.

Starting defensive tackle Andrew Billings and starting safety Kevin Byard III, both listed as questionable, plan to test things out on Sunday morning.

Inactives are due 90 minutes before kickoff, so we’ll publish that list here at WCG at about 10:35 a.m. CT.

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Chicago Bears and L.A. Rams Week 4 Game Day Preview

Analysis, key statistics and matchups in Week 4 as Caleb Williams and the Bears try to snap a two-game skid at Soldier Field against Matthew Stafford and the Rams.

The Matchup: Two teams trying to get back to .500 but coming off very different routes to 1-2. The Bears won the opener and dropped two straight. The Rams appeared headed for an 0-3 start when quarterback Matthew Stafford saved the day with a comeback from a 24-14 deficit for a 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams have lost both of their top two receivers, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, to injuries and will be attacking the Bears with Tyler Johnson, Tutu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson and Jordan Whittington at wide receiver.  Stafford is 12-9 as a starter against the Bears, including one win for the Rams. The Bears face a team struggling to stop the run and the pass but last week they faced the worst run defense in the league and still could not run. So Caleb Williams set a Bears rookie record with 363 yards passing. However, his two interceptions and lost fumble on a strip-sack proved decisive in the game. The Bears expect to have wide receiver Keenan Allen back for the first time since the opener, when he was playing with a heel injury (plantar fasciitis).

The Series: This is the 97th regular-season meeting between the team with the Bears leading 54-39-3. The Rams own a three-game winning streak in the series but all three were in Los Angeles, the last one coming in 2021 against Matt Nagy’s last Bears team. The Bears have won three straight against the Rams at Soldier Field, the last one in 2018, and in those three they held the Rams to less than 10 points each time.

The Coaches: Rams coach Sean McVay owns a 78-51 record in eight seasons and is 3-1 against Chicago. His team is 34-26 in road games.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus is 11-26 in his third year and has not gone against the Rams. The Bears have won six straight at Soldier Field under Eberflus and are 8-10 overall there under him.