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Studs and duds from Bears’ Week 11 loss to Rams

The mysterious Mitch Trubisky hip injury usurped any other discussion from the Chicago Bears 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The young quarterback put together a respectable performance for the first three quarters or so, given low expectations …

The mysterious Mitch Trubisky hip injury usurped any other discussion from the Chicago Bears 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The young quarterback put together a respectable performance for the first three quarters or so, given low expectations after his rocky first half of the season.

Matt Nagy had his share of questionable decisions, but the offensive line had few answers for Aaron Donald on the interior.

Eddy Pineiro’s missed field goals kept the Bears from finishing drives with points, despite plenty of opportunities thanks to Rams penalties and turnovers.

Just as Chicago seemed to fix one problem, other issues started popping up, and the result was loss No. 6.

Here are the studs and duds from Sunday Night Football.

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WATCH: Bears’ defense forces pair of takeaways on Rams’ first two possessions

The Bears defense has forced turnovers on the Rams’ first two offensive possessions.

In a game that’s expected to a defensive showdown, the Chicago Bears got things started early.

On the first play of the Los Angeles Rams’ opening possession, Bears safety Eddie Jackson forced a fumble of Rams running back Todd Gurley on the Los Angeles 38-yard line. Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix recovered the fumble, which gave the Bears the ball at the Los Angeles 46-yard line.

The Bears ran 7 plays for 15 yards and were unable to convert the takeaway into points. On fourth-and-nine, the Bears opted to go for it rather than kick a 49-yard field goal.

Kicker Eddy Pineiro had missed a 48-yard attempt on Chicago’s opening possession. Pineiro is 4 for his last 7 on field goals, and he missed an extra point last week.

On Los Angeles’ second series, they were driving down the field before linebacker Roquan Smith intercepted Rams quarterback Jared Goff at the Chicago 27-yard line.

That was Smith’s second interception of Goff in the last two meetings. He recorded an interception in last season’s meeting on Dec. 9, 2018.

The Bears and Rams are scoreless near the end of the first quarter.