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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Patrick Finley

Takeaways from Bears’ loss to Giants

Bears safety Eddie Jackson returns an interception in the fourth quarter Sunday. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Three observations from the Bears’ 20-12 loss to the Giants on Sunday:

Trick play

Rather than heave a Hail Mary from their 33, the Bears tried a trick play on the game’s last play. Justin Fields threw a two-yard pass to running back Trestan Ebner, starting a series of laterals and fumbles that eventually ended when Giants safety Dane Belton recovered the ball for a five-yard loss.

“You’ve just got to try to play the play longer than them on that one,” Fields said. “I know everybody was tired. I know I was tired, but on those plays, you’ve just got to hope for the best and keep the ball alive.”

Drop it?

Safety Eddie Jackson did his best Willie Mays impression to intercept Tyrod Taylor on the third play of the fourth quarter. Taylor’s heave served as a punt, though — the Giants went from snapping the ball at their 35 to giving it to the Bears at their 4.

Fields and Jackson talked about whether, theoretically, it might have been smarter to drop it.

“You can’t ask him to drop the pick,” Fields said. “It did put us in a backed-up situation, but he’s a ball hawk, and you can’t tell that player to not make the play.”

No WRs

Darnell Mooney had his best game of the season, catching four balls for 94 yards. The rest of the Bears’ receiving corps totaled zero receptions. Dante Pettis had three targets, Equanimeous St. Brown two and Ihmir Smith-Marsette one.

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