Like most of the Chicago Bears’ wins this year, Week 12 wasn’t pretty, but they got the job done against an inferior opponent.
The Bears got back into the win column on Sunday, beating the New York Giants 19-14 to improve to 5-6 on the year.
After a slow first half that only produced three points, the Bears came out firing the second half, scoring two touchdowns and holding the Giants to seven points.
Mitchell Trubisky completed 25 of 41 passes for 278 yards, his highest total of the season, for one touchdown and two interceptions. He also ran for a score as well.
His touchdown through the air was a 32-yard dart to Allen Robinson in the third quarter, who led all players with 131 receiving yards on six catches.
On defense, Khalil Mack returned to his All-Pro form, strip-sacking Giants QB Daniel Jones to set up Trubisky’s rushing touchdown to put them up 19-7.
Jones did lead a late rally, scoring on a heave to WR Golden Tate on a 4th and 18 to pull the Giants within one score, but that’s as close as they would get. The Giants were also burned by two missed field goals by kicker Aldrick Rosas.
The Bears continue to play well enough to beat bad opponents on their schedule. While Trubisky flashed with crisp throws to Robinson and Anthony Miller, he also threw a pair of back-breaking interceptions that were simply bad decisions.
The defense shines when they play with the lead, but once again gives up a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. As a whole, the team simply plays too inconsistently and struggles to put together a complete game.
A short week awaits them as they travel to Detroit (3-7-1) for a second-straight Thanksgiving matchup as they attempt to keep their extremely slim playoff hopes alive.
