10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears hung in there with the New York Jets through a rain-soaked first half Sunday at MetLife Stadium, then got blown out as injuries and miscues piled up in a 31-10 defeat.
Chicago Bears quarterback Trevor Siemian walks off as New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley celebrates his interception late in the fourth quarter on Nov. 27, 2022 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets defeated the Bears 31-10.
They officially made Justin Fields inactive 90 minutes before kickoff, which was no surprise. The curveball came 38 minutes later when team officialsAdvertisementPeterman, whom the Bears originally signed May 11, has four career starts. The last one came against the Bears on Nov. 4, 2018, in Orchard Park, N.Y., where he threw three interceptions in a 41-9 Buffalo Bills loss.
“We met with the medical staff and with Justin after that and then also with Ryan and myself,” Eberflus said. “We decided it was in the best interest of Justin and the Bears that he was inactive. It really comes down to one thing: strength. He didn’t have the strength to protect himself in the game properly and to perform the way that he wanted to perform.”
The Bears took a 10-7 lead on Siemian’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Byron Pringle 40 seconds into the second quarter. Siemian benefited from some big run-after-the-catch yardage by running backs David Montgomery and Darrynton Evans on the first possession, and he hit wide receiver Chase Claypool for a 20-yard gain off a play-action fake on the second series and then gave Claypool a chance to make a play on a deep sideline shot that resulted in a 31-yard catch.
Missing quarterback Justin Fields and half of the secondary — strong safety Jaquan Brisker and cornerback Kyler Gordon were sidelined by concussions — put the Bears in a tough spot Sunday. Then players started dropping. You can say “next man up” all you want — or listen to the coach say it — but the process of getting to that next man takes a real toll on the roster.
Perhaps he’ll have injury information to reveal Monday if some of these are serious. But who knows? The team waited weeks to announce Patrick had undergone season-ending toe surgery.
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