The Chicago Bears beat the Kansas City Chiefs 19-14 within the preseason opener Saturday at Soldier Field.
Justin Fields’ day
In three sequence of labor, Bears quarterback Justin Fields accomplished 4 of seven passes for 48 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He was sacked twice and had one 10-yard run.
His two greatest performs got here on third down, the primary a 26-yard cross to Darnell Mooney on the Bears’ second drive. But then Fields was sacked, Khalil Herbert ran for no achieve and Fields threw incomplete to drive the Bears to punt.
Fields additionally hit Tajae Sharpe with a 19-yard cross on third-and-9 on the Bears’ third drive. But that drive ended on the Chiefs 43-yard line when Herbert was stopped for no achieve.
The Bears had been lacking a lot of their prime offensive playmakers, together with operating again David Montgomery and Cole Kmet, who’re day after day with accidents.
Nice debut
Rookie security Jaquan Brisker performed into the Chiefs’ fourth drive when he made a splash in opposition to backups with a sort out for a loss and a near-interception. Brisker, a second-round pick of Penn State, completed with 4 tackles and a cross defended.
Fellow Bears second-round decide Kyler Gordon didn’t play as he continues his restoration from an undisclosed damage.
The Bears protection gave up a landing on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ solely drive. Mahomes accomplished 6 of seven passes for 60 yards and located tight finish Blake Bell for a 5-yard landing cross for a 7-0 lead.
Nice debut, Part II
Rookie operating again/returner Trestan Ebner returned the opening kickoff 34 yards and in addition broke for a 27-yard run within the second quarter.
Ebner, a sixth-round pick of Baylor, scored the Bears’ first landing of the preseason, a 12-yard reception from Trevor Siemian within the third quarter.
Participation report
The Bears performed most of their wholesome starters, however veteran defensive finish Robert Quinn and offensive sort out Riley Reiff sat out. Linebacker Roquan Smith was current however didn’t play as he continues his “hold-in” amid stalled contract negotiations.
Montgomery, Kmet, Gordon, tight ends Ryan Griffin and James O’Shaughnessy, cornerbacks Kindle Vildor, Duke Shelley and Thomas Graham Jr. and huge receivers Byron Pringle, N’Keal Harry, Velus Jones Jr. and David Moore had been among the many gamers to overlook the sport with accidents.
Also notable
- Rookie linebacker Jack Sanborn, a Lake Zurich alumnus, had a third-quarter interception in opposition to third-string quarterback Shane Buechele. Sanborn returned it 13 yards to the Chiefs 27-yard line, and Ebner scored six performs later. Sanborn additionally had a fumble restoration.
- With Reiff out, second-year offensive sort out Larry Borom began on the precise aspect. From left to proper, Braxton Jones, Cody Whitehair, Sam Mustipher, Michael Schofield and Borom had been the beginning line. Teven Jenkins obtained reps at proper sort out with the second-team line. Borom additionally bought work at left sort out later within the recreation.
- The Bears began with Ebner on kickoff returns and Dazz Newsome on punt returns. But Newsome muffed a punt, and Dante Pettis bought the following alternative. Newsome recovered by catching a 13-yard landing cross from Siemian within the third quarter.
- Bears kicker Cairo Santos, working with new punter/holder Trenton Gill, made discipline objectives of 20 and 47 yards.
- Former Bears coach Matt Nagy was on the Chiefs sideline in the course of the recreation. Nagy, who’s the Chiefs senior offensive assistant and quarterbacks coach, caught up with Bears gamers and staffers on the sphere earlier than the sport.
- The discipline situations, which Santos lamented earlier this week, weren’t ultimate and even caught the eye of NFLPA president J.C. Tretter. He tweeted that “the NFL can and should do better.”
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