CHICAGO _ Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro missed a 41-yard field-goal attempt wide left as time expired, and the Chargers held on to beat the Bears 17-16 on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field.
Pineiro went 3-for-5 on field-goal attempts during the day, also missing his first attempt in the first quarter.
The Bears got the ball at their 35-yard line with 1 minute, 33 seconds to play. Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky found Taylor Gabriel for a 22-yard pass to jumpstart the drive. Under pressure, he scrambled 11 yards to the 21-yard line for another first down.
Rather than try to advance farther down the field with 43 seconds to play, Trubisky took a knee to set up Pineiro's field-goal attempt.
Earlier in the fourth quarter, Trubisky threw an interception and lost a fumble, and the Chargers scored a go-ahead touchdown after the latter turnover.
The Chargers arrived in Chicago on a three-game losing streak, and both teams' struggles showed in the first half.
The Bears didn't get into the end zone on 12 attempts from inside the 10-yard line in the half. The Chargers had a first-half turnover and managed only 119 yards of offense, resulting in a 9-7 Bears halftime lead.
A week after running the ball only seven times against the Saints, Bears coach Matt Nagy showed a greater commitment to the run. Rookie running back David Montgomery had his first 100-yard rushing game in a Bears uniform, including a 4-yard touchdown run on the first drive of the second half.
But that wasn't enough to prevent the Bears from dropping to 3-4.
