Bears quarterback Justin Fields completed 11 of 22 passes for 174 yards in the loss. Receiver Darnell Mooney led the Bears with four catches for 94 yards after catching just four passes through the first three weeks.
All of the Bears points came from kicker Michael Badgley, who signed with the team on Saturday. Cairo Santos was downgraded to out Sunday morning after originally being listed as questionable due to a personal issue. Badgley went 4 for 4 on field-goal attempts, making kicks from 29, 22, 40 and 35 yards out.
“I think the main thing was just execution,” Fields said about not reaching the end zone. “Of course every red zone drive is different, but I felt like we did a good job of driving the ball and getting to the red zone. But I think we just gotta capitalize when we get down there and score 7.”
Jones finished with 71 passing yards, completing 8 of 13 passes while totaling 68 rushing yards on six carries and two scores. The Giants recorded 252 rushing yards on Sunday.
“In the first half we needed to do a better job of stopping the run with the quarterback,” Eberflus said. “I thought we did a good job of adjusting to that in the second half. Saquon ended up popping some runs on us and they ran the ball too effectively for us to win the game today. So we have to improve that for sure.”
The Bears took a 3-0 lead on their first possession of the game with Badgley’s 29-yard field goal. Fields found Mooney for an 18-yard gain before scrambling 16 yards to the Giants 40. On third down, Fields kept the drive alive with a 4-yard run. He was also hit late on the slide, drawing a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty to reach the 14.
The Giants quickly grabbed a 7-6 lead with 5:06 left in the opening quarter on a 21-yard rushing touchdown from Jones. The quarterback faked a handoff to Barkley, forcing the Bears defense to move to the right, opening up a clear path on the left side of the field to the end zone. Barkley ran for 27 yards and two first downs on the 6-play, 75-yard drive.
Badgley’s 22-yard field goal cut the Giants’ lead to 7-6 with 1:30 left in the first quarter. Fields opened the drive with a 56-yard deep ball down the left side to Mooney, who hauled it in over his shoulder at the 25. Two plays later, Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux was called for a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty, giving the Bears a first down at the 12. But Fields was sacked on the next play, which stalled the drive.
The Giants extended their lead to 14-6 with 5:17…
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