Schwartz, who blitzed just three times last week against Cleveland, brought safety Malcolm Jenkins off the edge on the second play of the game and the tone was set. Cutler was seen having his right hand examined on the sideline early in the third following a strip-sack by Destiny Vaeao.
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The Bears are now 0-2 while the Packers and Lions are 1-1.
How will Carson Wentz fare against the Steelers? Those other two units are playing good football. It’s not the sort of start they envisioned in their second year under coach John Fox after finishing last in the NFC North.
When Schwartz and Bradham were last together in Buffalo in 2014, the Bills were the fourth-best defense in the National Football League in yards and points allowed per game.
For the second straight week, the Eagles were turnover-free.
Bears players all said following the contest they are confident in themselves and their teammates to overcome these obstacles.
So far the Eagles have chewed through the dismal Browns and a god-awful Bears team. In 2012, the finished 4-12, with a 10-6 record coming in 2014. The score went from 9-7 to 22-7, and the Eagles showed no mercy.
Immediately, Cutler threw a costly interception to Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham, who ran the ball back to within two yards of the goal line.
“It’s two games and we have 14 games left”, Fox said. But it doesn’t seem to matter.
Keep in mind, Wentz wasn’t even supposed to start.
On the play after the interception, Carson Wentz hit Trey Burton for a two-yard touchdown and a nine-point lead became a 15-point lead and essentially ended the contest. “So, I had to talk to Rags and get (Brian) Hoyer in there and then I knew my day was done”.
Safety Adrian Amos left the game on Monday night with a concussion.
The four Eagles are the latest NFL players to protest the national anthem, which started with 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick during the preseason.
NOTES: The Bears played again without regular starting cornerback Kyle Fuller, who had minor knee surgery in August. And now the quarterback could be looking at a few games off to let the injury heal. When all three are finally healthy, Doug Pederson intends to put them on the field together.
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Given Fox’s track record with injuries, it is hard to take the Bears’ head coach at his word. Sturgis kicked it anyway and the ball sailed wide right. “Everyone in that locker room is upset right now”. He had another 53-yarder a year ago against the Cowboys.
