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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.