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Quarterback Andy Dalton volition marque his archetypal commencement successful astir a period successful the Chicago Bears’ location finale against the New York Giants.
Dalton hasn’t played since a 33-22 nonaccomplishment to the Arizona Cardinals connected Dec. 5. He broke a bony successful his non-throwing manus successful that loss, had a hep flexor strain during his betterment and tested affirmative for COVID-19 — each successful the past month.
We’ve got the latest Week 17 updates from Soldier Field.
Halftime:
The Bears defence had 2 takeaways successful the archetypal 4 minutes of Sunday’s crippled against the Giants astatine Soldier Field to substance a 22-3 halftime lead.
The Bears took a 7-0 pb 18 seconds into the game.
Outside linebacker Trevis Gipson had a strip-sack of Giants backmost Mike Glennon. Bilal Nichols scooped the shot up and returned it 12 yards to the 2-yard line.
On the Bears archetypal violative play, David Montgomery scored connected a 2-yard run.
On the Giants’ adjacent drive, Glennon threw a walk to Kenny Golladay that Artie Burns broke up and Tashaun Gipson intercepted. Gipson returned it 31 yards to the Giants’ 24-yard line. On fourth-and-2, Andy Dalton deed Darnell Mooney with a 4-yard touchdown walk for a 14-0 lead.
Bears extracurricular linebacker Robert Quinn, who is trying to interruption Richard Dent’s franchise grounds of 17 1/2 sacks successful a season, didn’t get galore opportunities.
Glennon completed conscionable 1 of 2 passes for 4 yards and was sacked twice, the different by antiaircraft lineman Angelo Blackson.
Quinn was taking Glennon down connected third-and-7 precocious successful the archetypal 4th erstwhile Glennon avoided the sack by completing a shovel walk to Devontae Booker for a 4-yard gain.
Giants kicker Graham Gano made a 38-yard tract extremity with 7:45 to play successful the 2nd 4th to chopped the Bears’ pb to 14-3.
Bears kicker Cairo Santos added a 21-yard tract extremity with 1:01 to play successful the fractional to marque it 17-3. His footwear came aft Andy Dalton threw incomplete doubly successful the extremity zone, connected first-and-goal from the 10 and third-and-goal from the 4.
The Bears defence came up large aft the Giants thought Santos’ ensuing kickoff was going into the extremity zone. It alternatively bounced down astatine the 2 earlier Pharoh Cooper picked it up and returned it to the 5.
Booker was stopped for a nonaccomplishment of 3 yards to unfastened the drive, and Derrick Kelly was called for a mendacious commencement to propulsion the Giants to the 1. Blackson past took down Booker successful the extremity portion for a safety.
Santos made a 44-yard tract extremity arsenic clip expired successful the fractional to marque it 22-3.
Mooney was removed from the crippled by officials for aesculapian reasons precocious successful the 2nd quarter.
Inactives announced
Defensive lineman Akiem Hicks is progressive for the Bears aft helium came disconnected the reserve/COVID-19 database Friday and was listed arsenic questionable to play.
Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson volition play aft helium said he mislaid astir 10 pounds portion battling COVID-19. He returned to practices Wednesday.
And chemoreceptor tackle Eddie Goldman (finger) and near tackle Jason Peters (ankle) are besides progressive aft they were listed arsenic questionable.
But Bears backmost Justin Fields is inactive arsenic helium continues his betterment from an ankle injury. Bears manager Matt Nagy said Friday Andy Dalton would commencement and Nick Foles would beryllium the backup, but helium near unfastened the anticipation Fields would beryllium active.
Now Fields volition look to perchance making his last quality of the play successful the Week 18 crippled against the Minnesota Vikings, if helium recovers successful time.
Also inactive for the Bears are cornerback Duke Shelley (heel), violative linemen Elijah Wilkinson and Lachavious Simmons and choky extremity J.P. Holtz.
Wide receivers Kadarius Toney, John Ross and Collin Johnson, linebacker Oshane Ximines and halfway Billy Price are inactive for the Giants.
Pregame
Andy Dalton, who is nearing the extremity of his one-year declaration with the Bears, volition effort to pb the Bears to their archetypal back-to-back wins since Oct. 3 and 10. Rookie backmost Justin Fields continues to retrieve from an ankle wounded and is listed arsenic questionable. Nick Foles, who led the Bears to a comeback victory implicit the Seattle Seahawks past week, volition backmost up Dalton.
“It’s benignant of been a brainsick period for me,” Dalton said. “But I consciousness bully astir wherever I’m astatine present and my assemblage feels healthy. And truthful I’m blessed to beryllium wherever I’m astatine present alternatively than wherever I was a fewer weeks ago.”
The Giants person mislaid 4 consecutive without backmost Daniel Jones, who has a cervix injury. They could usage erstwhile Bears backmost Mike Glennon and Jake Fromm successful the game.
Both the Bears and the Giants person been eliminated from playoff contention, but the crippled could person important meaning for 1 Bears player. Outside linebacker Robert Quinn volition effort to interruption the Bears’ single-season sacks grounds of 17 1/2 acceptable by Richard Dent successful 1984. Quinn has 17 connected the season.
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