Category: Regular Season

Frame-by-frame of Bears WR Damiere Byrd’s insane 2-point conversion grab

We’re going frame-by-frame of Damire Byrd’s insane grab on the Bears’ game-winning two-point conversion.

The Chicago Bears gifted fans a 25-24 comeback victory over the Seattle Seahawks, which was made possible by wide receiver Damiere Byrd’s insane two-point conversion catch to take a one-point lead that Seattle couldn’t overcome.

Trailing 24-17 with 1:55 to play, the Bears orchestrated a six-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in a Nick Foles to Jimmy Graham touchdown that brought Chicago to within one point of tying the game with just over a minute remaining.

Bears head coach Matt Nagy made a daring move — go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt. Nagy’s decision proved to be almost as impressive as Byrd’s catch, which had an unbelievably high degree of difficult.

You have to see this sensational catch to believe it.

We’re going frame-by-frame of Byrd’s insane grab on Chicago’s game-winning two-point conversion.

Bears vs. Seahawks: Everything we know about Chicago’s Week 16 win

The Bears mounted a 25-24 comeback victory over the Seahawks, which included a daring 2-point conversion to seal the win. Our game recap.

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The Chicago Bears mounted a last-minute comeback against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, where Nick Foles connected with Jimmy Graham for a touchdown and then completed a two-point conversion attempt to Damiere Byrd in a 25-24 victory to improve to 5-10 on the season.

With the Bears being a seven-point underdog to the Seahawks, they got the upset win on the road in Foles’ first start this season.

Even though the season has been over for a long time, this win has excited Bears fans. Regardless of how the season finishes, Chicago doesn’t have a first-round pick in 2022. Why not win as many games as possible to give the Giants a lower draft pick?

Here’s a look at everything we know about Chicago’s Week 16 win:

Instant analysis of Bears’ 25-24 comeback win over Seahawks

It was a Christmas miracle for the Bears against the Seahawks, where Chicago notched a 25-24 comeback victory.

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It was a Christmas miracle for the Bears against the Seahawks on Sunday, which featured a success, yet daring, two-point conversion attempt by Chicago in the final minute to notch a 25-24 comeback victory over Seattle.

The Bears snapped a three-game losing streak and are now 5-10 on the season with games against the Giants and Vikings on the horizon.

Like most games this season, it was an ugly one for Chicago, which featured red-zone struggles, silly penalties, and poor offensive line play. At one point, it looked lies the Bears weren’t going to score more than David Montgomery’s first-half touchdown. But the worst passing offense was able to take advantage, at times, of the worst passing defense.

Third-string quarterback Nick Foles got the start in place of an injured Justin Fields and Andy Dalton, and he was solid, all things considered. Foles completed 24 of 35 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown for a 98.5 passer rating.

Montgomery remains Chicago’s best offensive weapon, and he was a contributor on the ground and in the passing game. While Montgomery only had 45 yards on 21 carries, he led the Bears in receiving with 61 yards on seven receptions, totaling 106 scrimmage yards.

Outside linebacker Robert Quinn recorded his 17th sack of the season, where he ranks second in the league behind Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt. Quinn tied Richard Dent’s record for the second-most sacks in Bears single-season history (in 1985), and Quinn is now one sack away from breaking Dent’s all-time record of 17.5 set in 1984.

Before the game, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport indicated that Chicago could fire Nagy after the game if they lost. While Nagy appears to have saved his job for another week, Bears fans will only have to worry about dealing with him for another two weeks, at the most.

Sunday’s win doesn’t change anything in the grand scheme of things — except the first-round draft pick the Bears gifted the Giants for Justin Fields — but it was certainly nice to enjoy a victory for once. Even if it was one bad team beating another bad team.

Robert Quinn records 17th sack of season, one away from setting Bears record

Robert Quinn notched his 17th sack of the season, which has him one shy of breaking Richard Dent’s single-season record with the Bears.

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Outside linebacker Robert Quinn has been one of the NFL’s best pass rushers this season, and he’s close to making Bears history.

Quinn recorded his 17th sack of the season Sunday against the Seahawks, which ties him for second overall in Bears’ single-season history with Richard Dent, who had 17 sacks in 1985.

Dent also owns the single-season record with 17.5 set in 1984, which leaves Quinn half a sack shy of tying the record and one sack from setting a new Bears record.

And there are still two games left this season.

The Bears trail the Seahawks 24-17 in the fourth quarter.

Khalil Herbert runs untouched for Bears’ second touchdown vs. Seahawks

Bears rookie Khalil Herbert ran untouched for Chicago’s second touchdown against the Seahawks.

The Bears offense has found the most success this season on the ground with running backs David Montgomery and rookie Khalil Herbert. After Montgomery scored a first-half touchdown, it was Herbert’s turn in the second half.

Chicago marched 82 yards in 10 plays to score their second touchdown of the game, where Herbert ran 20 yards, untouched, for the score. Left guard Cody Whitehair and center Sam Mustipher had a nice double-team to free up Herbert.

It was Herbert’s second career touchdown, and it also marked his fourth rush of 20-plus yards and his ninth of 10-plus yards in less than 100 attempts. Not too shabby for the sixth-round rookie.

The Bears trail the Seahawks 24-14 at the end of the third quarter.

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Bears RB David Montgomery celebrates touchdown with snow angel

David Montgomery scored the Bears’ lone touchdown of the first half, and he celebrated with a snow angel.

There hasn’t been much to love about the Bears offense against the Seahawks — or for the entire 2021 season, for that matter — but running back David Montgomery has been a bright spot.

While Montgomery hasn’t found much success on the ground against Seattle, he is responsible for Chicago’s lone touchdown score of the game.

After a 15-play, 71-yard drive resulted in no points for the Bears, they followed that up with a touchdown drive. Granted, they got a lot of help with field position thanks to a short field and a Dazz Newsome punt return set them up on the Seattle 15-yard line.

On second-and-goal, Montgomery punched it in from the 1-yard line to tie the game at 7-7 early in the second quarter.

Montgomery celebrated his touchdown with a snow angel in the end zone, having some fun despite the blizzard conditions at Lumen Field.

The Bears trail the Seahawks 14-7 in the second quarter.

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Bears fans are furious with Matt Nagy’s atrocious play calling near goal line

What if I told you the Bears drove 71 yards to the Seahawks’ 2-yard line and didn’t come away with any points?

What if I told you the Bears drove 71 yards to the Seattle 2-yard line and didn’t come away with any points?

You’d probably believe me. And that’s been the definition of the Matt Nagy era in Chicago, and it’s one of the reasons Nagy could find himself out of a job tomorrow morning if the Bears lose to the Seahawks.

Following a three-and-out on their opening possession, Chicago’s offense was able to move the ball well on their second possession, thanks to some help from running back David Montgomery, who’s been the Bears’ most reliable offense this season, to find themselves in scoring position.

Facing second-and-goal from the 2-yard line, Nagy opted to run the wildcat, which has become one of his favorites this season. The play resulted in a 2-yard loss for Montgomery and set Chicago up for failure inside the red zone.

Two plays later on fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line, the Bears threw short of the sticks to turn the ball over on downs.

As you can imagine, Bears fans were furious with Nagy’s play calling within the red zone for the second straight week — heck, third straight year — where it looks like even Nagy is resigned to his fate at this point.

Bears rookie OT Teven Jenkins exits game with shoulder injury

Bears rookie OT Teven Jenkins suffered a shoulder injury and is questionable to return vs. Seahawks.

Bears offensive tackle Teven Jenkins has had an arduous rookie season. He had back surgery during training camp, which sidelined him for the first 12 weeks.

Jenkins is coming off his first NFL start last Monday against the Vikings, where there was noticeable improvement from his first action in Week 14. With Jason Peters still sidelined with a high ankle sprain, Jenkins made his second career start against the Seahawks on Sunday.

Now, Jenkins has suffered another setback after suffering a shoulder injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. His return is officially questionable.

There’s nothing good about Jenkins’ injury. But if there’s a silver lining, at least rookie tackle Larry Borom gets the opportunity for some reps. Borom has replaced Jenkins at left tackle.

Matt Nagy shocked everyone with the decision to go back to Germain Ifedi at right tackle over Borom, who was doing a solid job in his absence. Borom landed on COVID reserve before the Vikings game, which is when Ifedi made his return.

The Bears trail the Seahawks 7-0 in the first quarter.

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Bears Week 16 inactives: QB Justin Fields OUT vs. Seahawks

The Bears released their inactives ahead of their game against the Seahawks, where Justin Fields is officially inactive.

The Chicago Bears have released their inactives ahead of their Week 16 game against the Seattle Seahawks, where Chicago will be without several contributors.

The biggest news is that rookie quarterback Justin Fields is inactive as he’s been dealing with an ankle injury suffered during last Monday night’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Backup Andy Dalton is also inactive with a left hand and groin injuries, which means it’ll be third-string quarterback Nick Foles getting the start and practice squad quarterback Ryan Willis.

Chicago will also be without wide receiver Jakeem Grant, who has a concussion, and left tackle Jason Peters, who has been sealing with a high ankle sprain. That means it’ll be rookie Teven Jenkins getting the starting nod at left tackle.

Here’s a look at those Bears inactive against the Seahawks:

  • CB Xavier Crawford
  • QB Andy Dalton
  • QB Justin Fields
  • WR Jakeem Grant
  • LT Jason Peters
  • OL Lachavious Simmons

The Bears and Seahawks kick things off at 3:05 p.m. CT on FOX.

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LOOK: It’s Bear weather in Seattle ahead of Chicago’s game vs. Seahawks

The Bears have brought the cold and snowy weather with them to Seattle for today’s game against the Seahawks.

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The Bears are gearing up to face the Seahawks, but it might feel like a home game for Chicago as they’ve appeared to have brought some Bear weather to Seattle.

Before kickoff, cameras captured the snowy conditions at Lumen Field, where the forecast is calling for between three and five inches of snow with a temperature of 23 degrees with winds up to 12 mph.

It’s the kind of crazy weather game that the Bears have been involved in before, and it’ll give Chicago something to root for as Nick Foles gets the start for an injured Justin Fields and Andy Dalton.

It’s also good news for the Bears offense, whose strength has been running the football with David Montgomery this season.

Bears wideout Marquise Goodwin was even doing snow angels.

The Bears and Seahawks kick things off at 3:05 p.m. CT on FOX.

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