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Bears CB Prince Amukamara doubtful, Ben Braunecker, Taylor Gabriel out vs. Cowboys

The Bears released their final injury report ahead of Thursday’s game against the Cowboys, and CB Prince Amukamara’s status is doubtful.

The Chicago Bears released their final injury report ahead of Thursday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, and it’s not encouraging news on the injury front.

Cornerback Prince Amukamara is officially doubtful against the Cowboys as he deals with a hamstring injury. That means we’ll likely see Kevin Toliver in his place, which isn’t encouraging given the Cowboys’ talented receiving corp.

The Bears have also ruled out four players for Thursday, including receiver Taylor Gabriel (concussion), tight end Ben Braunecker (concussion), right tackle Bobby Massie (ankle) and linebacker Danny Trevathan (elbow).

On the Cowboys front, three players have been ruled out against the Bears, and they’re all on defense. They are linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, safety Jeff Heath and defensive tackle Antwaun Woods.

The Bears and Cowboys kick things off at 7:20 p.m. CT on Thursday Night Football.

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Bears Injury Report: Prince Amukamara held out of Tuesday’s practice

The Bears’ injury report lists CB Prince Amukamara still out with a hamstring injury, as well as DT Bilal Nichols, who was limited Tuesday.

The Chicago Bears (6-6) released their Tuesday injury report ahead of Thursday’s primetime matchup against the Dallas Cowboys (6-6).

For the second straight day, cornerback Prince Amukamara missed practice with a hamstring injury. If Amukamara can’t go for Thursday’s game, Kevin Toliver will likely start in his place.

Wide receiver Taylor Gabriel and tight end Ben Braunecker remain in concussion protocol and appear doubtful for Thursday night. In that case, Chicago will turn to some of its young prospects in second-year receiver Javon Wims and rookie tight end Jesper Horsted.

Defensive tackle Bilal Nichols popped up on Tuesday’s injury report, although Tuesday’s practice is essentially a Friday practice for the Bears. Nichols is typically limited given they practice indoors. He should be good to go against Dallas.

Right tackle Bobby Massie remains out with a high-ankle sprain that’s likely to sideline him for a few weeks. Linebacker Danny Trevathan also remains out with an elbow injury.

Injury designations will be revealed on Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s game against the Cowboys, and it doesn’t look good for those besides Nichols on the injury report.

Bears Injury Report: Prince Amukamara, Ben Braunecker, Taylor Gabriel DNP Monday

The Bears released their first practice report ahead of Thursday’s game vs. Cowboys, and CB Prince Amukamara DNP with a hamstring injury.

The Chicago Bears released their first injury report ahead of Thursday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, and cornerback Prince Amukamara did not practice Monday with a hamstring injury.

Amukamara, who had five combined tackles in a Week 13 win over the Detroit Lions, was seen with trainers following a play during the game.

Tight end Ben Braunecker and receiver Taylor Gabriel remain on the Bears’ injury report following concussions suffered in Week 12 against the New York Giants. Both did not play against the Lions last Thursday nor did they practice Monday.

Right tackle Bobby Massie also remains on the injury report as he nurses a high-ankle sprain that’s expected to sideline him for a few weeks. Linebacker Danny Trevathan, who suffered an elbow dislocation against the Lions in Week 10, also did not practice.

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Bears defense stumbles, then shuts down Lions third-string QB David Blough

The Bears’ defense struggled to stop third-string QB David Blough in the first quarter before coming up clutch in the fourth quarter.

With the Detroit Lions down to their third-string quarterback David Blough, everyone expected the Chicago Bears defense to take care of business.

Instead, the defense struggled on the Lions’ first two possessions where they allowed a pair of Blough touchdowns and the Bears found themselves down 17-7 in the first 11 minutes of Thursday’s 24-20 comeback win over the Lions.

“We would never put that past anybody, thinking they wouldn’t come to play,” Bears safety Eddie Jackson said, via the Chicago Tribune. “This is the NFL. You have to come to play. We just came to the sidelines and had to regroup. It was really nothing he did. It was on us. We came out sluggish the first two drives. We came back to the sideline and had to regroup.”

After Blough’s first-quarter touchdowns, the Bears defense regrouped and allowed just two Matt Prater field goals in the final three quarters.

But it was early in the fourth quarter with the Lions facing a third-and-one at the Bears’ 5-yard line where cornerback Kyle Fuller came up with a game-changing stop of Lions running back J.D. McKissic for no gain. That forced the Lions to settle for a Prater field goal to jump ahead 20-17 rather than by a touchdown.

“That was huge, probably the biggest play of the game as far as the situation goes,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said. “To make a shoestring tackle like that on third-and-1, that is an absolute game changer.”

After the Bears’ offense orchestrated a nine-play, 90-yard drive that culminated in a Mitchell Trubisky to David Montgomery go-ahead touchdown, it was up to Chicago’s defense to come up with a stop.

With the Lions driving at Chicago’s 27, the defense came up with two back-to-back stops on third and fourth down. On third-and-nine, linebacker Roquan Smith sacked Blough for a loss of 13 yards. Faced with a fourth-and-22 with :29 left, Blough heaved a desperation pass for receiver Kenny Golladay, where Jackson came down with his first interception of the season that sealed the victory for the Bears.

It was Jackson’s second interception in as many Thanksgiving games, although it wasn’t a pick-six like last year, it was a crucial play when the Bears needed it.

“Yeah, it was a free one,” Jackson said. “I really wanted to score, but I did the right thing.”

The Bears’ defense struggled against the rookie Blough, who was making his first career start, in the first quarter — particularly cornerback Prince Amukamara, who allowed that 75-yard touchdown reception for Golladay on the first Lions’ drive.

But ultimately, the Bears’ defense settled in and were able to shut down Blough and the Lions’ offense when they needed to in order to secure Chicago’s second straight win — and fourth consecutive victory against the Lions.

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Behind Enemy Lines: Week 12 Q&A with Bears Wire

With a Week 12 matchup between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears on tap, we go behind enemy lines for a chat with Bears Wire.

The New York Giants (2-8) and Chicago Bears (4-6) will square off on Sunday in Week 12.

The Giants opened the week as 6.5-point road underdogs, and the spread hasn’t changed as of Saturday morning.

With this matchup on tap, Giants Wire took the opportunity to hold a Q&A with Bears Wire managing editor Alyssa Barbieri.

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Giants Wire: When pouring over the individual statistics, Khalil Mack appears to be having a down year in comparison to some of his more numerically successful seasons in recent years. However, after watching some film it’s clear that offenses are simply building an entire game plan around him, often double- and triple-teaming him. How can the Bears go about freeing Mack up a bit and positioning him to re-emerge as the same game-breaker we’re used to?

Alyssa Barbieri: Surely the Bears would like to have defensive tackle Akiem Hicks back in the lineup (he’s eligible to return in Week 15). Typically when teams double- and triple-team Mack, they free up other players to attack, Hicks being the primary beneficiary of that. If other players can take advantage of the focus on Mack — Leonard Floyd being a player that needs to utilize those one-on-one matchups — the offense will have to account for them at the expense of one less man on Mack. But even when Mack is absent in the box score, as he was last Sunday against the Rams, he’s still making an impact on the field freeing up other guys or bringing pressure but not ultimately getting there.

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