Giants vs. Bears Player of the Game: Kaden Smith

New York Giants TE Kaden Smith is the Giants Wire Player of the Game after scoring his first career TD in a loss to the Chicago Bears.

The New York Giants had all the opportunities in the world to knock off the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field, but they simply couldn’t get the job done.

Instead, the Giants left with their seventh straight loss — a 19-14 defeat — and fell to 2-9 on the season. With the loss, it ensures the Giants will finish with a sub-.500 record for the third consecutive season.

This was an extremely ugly game for the Giants with too many mental mistakes, blown coverages and a lot of missed opportunities to leave Chicago with a win.

One of the very few bright spots was rookie tight end Kaden Smith, who caught his very first touchdown of his NFL career early on in the game.

Smith was the San Francisco 49ers’ third-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, but was released before the season and awarded to the Giants off waivers. Because of injuries to Evan Ingram and Rhett Ellison, Smith was needed to dress for the Giants and made the most of his opportunities to play.

Smith finished the game with five catches for 17 yards and the first touchdown of his NFL career. If the injures continue for Engram and Ellison, Smith has certainly earned the chance to play more this season and show the Giants what he can do.

[vertical-gallery id=633456]