However, Fox did not rule out surgery for Cutler at some point.
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Matthews again led the Eagles – this time with six catches for 71 yards, on nine targets.
He came out of the game in the third quarter, after throwing an interception to Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham, and said the problem with his thumb had caused the bad pass as it was tough for him to grip the football.
Jay Cutler getting sacked by Destiny Vaeao. However, Cutler also made two critical turnovers in the game.
Cutler revealed that his thumb was “aggravated early on”, so it’s entirely possible that it happened in the first or second quarter.
Wentz followed up an impressive National Football League debut with another solid performance, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown, and the Eagles beat the Chicago Bears 29-14 on Monday night. He could have went and played Towson University and got a harder challenge than playing those two teams. However, before making it to the locker room, Cutler was confronted on the sidelines by teammate Pernell McPhee. “It was an emphasis to come out with the same energy and I thought we did and you know just things didn’t go our way”. Cutler said after the game that the thumb injury contributed to the interception. “He’s a passionate guy”. “Everybody’s got a lot vested into this”. No one likes to lose. No one likes to lose in that type of fashion. He’s upset. I’m upset. The exchange, with McPhee bumping Cutler and screaming in his face, was undeniably notable even if its big-picture ramifications seem small. Hoyer posted an unimpressive, but not disastrous, 0.94 Passing NEP on 12 attempts.
The Bears are the latest team to experience quarterback injury woes.
He’ll turn to backup Brian Hoyer if, as expected, Cutler is unable to play.
“We just got to do better”.
The Bears are the fifth team for the 30-year-old Hoyer, who also spent time with New England, Arizona, Cleveland and Houston.
The Eagles really need quick healing from dynamic tight end Zach Ertz, who remains “week-to-week”, Pederson said.
“I like the way it’s coming together”, middle linebacker Jordan Hicks said after Monday night’s 29-15 win at Chicago. Three years ago, Cutler was supposed to miss at least a month because of a groin injury; he returned in three weeks.
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There are reports that Cutler actually damaged the ligaments in his thumb in Week 1 against the Houston Texans, but tried to play through it.
