After being declared a game-time decision before the start of Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears rookie running back David Montgomery was able to play.
Montgomery had rolled his ankle during Wednesday’s practice, which caused him to miss practice Thursday and be a limited participant Friday.
“Just a lot of treatment and try to recover, just to get back,” he said, via the Sun-Times.
He was questionable heading into a game where the Bears figured to need a strong running game.
Well, a strong running game wasn’t what they got.
Chicago managed just 74 yards on 24 carries, where they averaged 3.1 yards per carry. Not exactly the kind of numbers you’d like out of your struggling run game.
Montgomery only had 14 carries for 31 yards, and added on pass for 19 yards in a 17-7 losing effort to the Rams.
Running back Tarik Cohen led the Bears with 39 yards on nine carries, and quarterback Mitchell Trubisky added a scramble for four yards.
