[58][59][60] In the months leading up to April's draft, the team interacted with 84 players; 21 had private visits, 7 players visited during the NFL Scouting Combine, 55 met during the Senior Bowl and 2 during the East–West Shrine Game, 4 had private workouts, while 2 had local visits. On November 14, the Bears removed Darreus Rogers from the practice squad. CHI – Jordan Howard 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:18. [168], The Cincinnati Bengals hosted the Bears in week fourteen, holding a 6–4 lead in the series against Chicago. He's got great route instincts and route-running ability and he's a very good catcher of the ball. [173] Neither team was able to score for the rest of the game. PHI – Jake Elliott 45-yard field goal, 6:52. On November 23, the Bears placed Leonard Floyd on the injured reserve list. [172] On defense, the Bears had to play without players like Pernell McPhee, Leonard Floyd, Eddie Goldman, Willie Young, Mitch Unrein, Jerrell Freeman, Adrian Amos, and Quintin Demps, all of whom were sidelined due to injuries. [140] Subsequently, the Bears committed two turnovers: Cohen fumbled at the Bears' 39-yard line – which set up Tucker's 31-yard field goal to narrow the gap to four points – and Trubisky was strip-sacked by Lardarius Webb with C. J. Mosley recovering. "The kid's going to be special and we've got to do our jobs around him; keep getting in the right spot, make plays and catch the football, and making sure we're keeping him out of first-and-17s," offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains stated. However, despite reaching the two-yard line, the Bears suffered another turnover on downs. The s quarterback depth chart browns bears final score christmas eve 2017 packers roster grades wide washington s roster rundown bears to start rookie mitc trubisky. [144] In the second half, neither team was able to score as all but two drives concluded with a punt: on the Panthers' first series of the second half, Newton's attempt to run on fourth down and two was stopped by Eddie Goldman, while in the fourth quarter, Danny Trevathan intercepted a pass by Newton. [98] On their next drive, the Titans were forced to punt again, with Kern once again forcing the Bears to start deep within their own territory with a 61-yard punt landing at the six. Chicago was swept by Green Bay once again in a 35-16 loss that nearly cost the Bears a playoff spot. Kai Forbath kicked a 26-yard field goal to give the Vikings a 3–2 lead. [139] On a halfback option, Tarik Cohen eventually threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Zach Miller to put the Bears up 10–0. On November 30, the Bears released Howard Jones. [51] On the final day of the month, Detroit Lions fullback Michael Burton was claimed off waivers by the Bears; in 2015, Burton caught six passes for 39 yards and a touchdown, along with four rushing attempts for two yards, while he did not record a rush or a reception in 2016. He started the game by handing off on nine consecutive plays, with three straight drives ending with punts. CHI – Mike Glennon – 26/40, 213 yards, TD, ATL – Devonta Freeman – 12 rushes, 37 yards, TD, ATL – Austin Hooper – 2 receptions, 128 yards, TD, CHI – Tarik Cohen – 8 receptions, 47 yards, TD. Glennon signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Bears prior to the 2017 season, replacing long-time Bears QB Jay Cutler. [133] The Bears defense suffered another loss when reserve linebacker John Timu suffered a knee injury. [107] Although Glennon had strong stats against Atlanta, CBS Chicago writer and former Bears director of college scouting Greg Gabriel suggested the Bears should utilize its rushing attack due to a lack of options at receiver. [90], The Bears' preseason schedule was announced on April 10. In the second quarter, Roethlisberger threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Brown, which the Bears responded via Glennon's two-yard touchdown pass to Adam Shaheen. On November 9, the Bears promoted Ben Braunecker to the active roster. Definitely," Glennon said. Crosby kicked a 24-yard field goal on the first drive of the second half, which was followed by one from 50 yards in the fourth quarter. Later in the quarter, Sam Acho stripped Theo Riddick and Eddie Jackson recovered. Star defensive lineman Aaron Donald is "confident" his squad can duplicate that success this year. "I would still have [come] here," Glennon said. [117], The first two drives of the game ended with punts, but on the Bears' first punt of the game, Steelers returner Eli Rogers muffed the ball and Sherrick McManis recovered. [134] The next three series ended with punts. The Bears gave Glennon $18.5 million guaranteed reasons to play for Chicago, regardless of his competition at quarterback -- when other suitors were reportedly dropping out before free agency. "You've got to have a short memory in this league," Akiem Hicks stated. In 194 total games, the all-time series was tied 94–94–6, with the Packers having won all but three games since 2010. Over the past few days, we’ve been running a series of polls on our Twitter account to find out who you, the fans, want to see as the Chicago Bears’ quarterback next year. With 8:22 left in the game, Mike Nugent converted a 55-yard field goal to make the score 23–10, and the offense once again entered the Vikings' red zone on their next series. The 2017 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 98th season in the National Football League, as well as their third and final season under head coach John Fox. [121], Rodgers opened the scoring on the first drive of the game, throwing a five-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams. Another turnover for the Bears offense occurred when Cody Whitehair's snap missed Glennon and was recovered by Jamal Carter of the Broncos. The Bears' rushing attack resulted in a career high 167 rushing yards on 36 carries for Howard, while Cohen had 14 carries for 32 yards. A series later, Glennon had his fourth turnover of the game when his pass was intercepted by Kentrell Brice, which led to an eight-yard touchdown pass to Nelson. 53 active, 15 inactive, 10 practice squad. [94] With 1:55 remaining in the first half, Mitchell Trubisky became the Bears' quarterback, where he led the offense by completing all four of his passes for 24 yards on a six-play, 50-yard drive, culminating in a two-yard touchdown pass to Victor Cruz. Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky runs for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of Sunday’s win. The Browns-Steelers bout remains on schedule to be played Sunday night.Â. Skip to main content. Larry Mayer also raised the possibility of using Tarik Cohen more frequently; after catching a combined 24 passes in the first four games, he had just one in the last five, a trend that Dowell Loggains explained was a result of Cohen's inexperience. Rumors of his release were reported earlier in the 2017 season, though no official announcement was made until January 1, 2018. [111] Winston's catchers included receivers Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson, along with tight ends Cameron Brate and O. J. Howard; Brate, an Illinois native and Bears fan, had excelled against his favorite team, recording a 46-yard catch in 2015 and a career-high seven receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown in 2016. [102] Trubisky returned to the game in the fourth quarter on two occasions when Shaw was hurt, though he could not lead the Bears on a scoring drive and was sacked at the Browns' nine-yard line on the final play of the game. [162], at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, For week twelve's game, the Bears visited Lincoln Financial Field to play the 9–1 and league-leading Eagles. On the final kickoff, Josh Bellamy handed the ball to Cohen, who threw to Eddie Jackson before the play was stopped as Cohen's lateral was a forward pass. Three drives later, in the second quarter, Montgomery scored on a 37-yard touchdown run to give the Packers the lead. Through the air, the Bears remained an unknown entity due to a lack of available film on Trubisky and receivers Markus Wheaton and Dontrelle Inman,[154] the latter making his Bears debut in week ten after being traded to the team in late October. Jenkins agreed to a one-year, $900.000 contract with the team. [107] Gabriel wrote the Bears defensive line and linebackers were among the best in the league, and played against a Falcons offensive line that was considered one of the weakest parts of the team. Pinned at his eight with 5:27 remaining in the game, Garoppolo led the 49ers downfield to set up Gould's game-winning 24-yard field goal with four seconds left. [42], On March 17, the Bears signed defensive tackle John Jenkins, a 359-pound nose tackle who was a third-round pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2013, when Bears general manager Ryan Pace was the Saints' Director of Player Personnel. "At some point the process of the catch ends, and it ends when he rolls over on the ground with control. To add to these failures, it was the first season since 1969 that the Bears failed to win a game against a divisional opponent. On fourth-and-ten, Trubisky passed to Cunningham for five yards, who lateraled to Hroniss Grasu and ran two yards before he was tackled for a turnover on downs. Otherwise, Brees was successful in quickly passing the ball for gains of six yards in a fast-paced offense. 211) to the Cardinals in exchange for their 45th-overall pick, a fourth- (No. [95] A quarter later, the Bears had another opportunity to score again, but Glennon's pass for Kendall Wright was intercepted by Tyrann Mathieu at the Cardinals' 11-yard line and was taken 52 yards to the Bears' 43. Instead, Glennon gave the Bears a lot of disappointment. On September 4, the Bears signed John Jenkins. Jackson forced another takeaway when he pulled the ball away from Green's hands and recovered; Chicago once again capitalized via Howard's eight-yard touchdown run to put the Bears up 33–7. [143] On the Panthers' following possession, Newton's pass for Benjamin was broken up by Prince Amukamara and intercepted by Jackson, resulting in a 76-yard pick six. On the final play of the game, Trubisky passed to Markus Wheaton, who lateraled to Cohen before he was tackled to end the game. [149] In the third quarter, Trubisky threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Zach Miller, who landed on his knee and dislocated it in the process. Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney once said that passing on his former National Championship quarterback, Deshaun Watson, in the 2017 NFL … On September 23, the Bears promoted John Timu to the active roster. Turnovers were also priority; in the last two games, the Bears had forced six and scored on three, and while Brees had recorded turnovers in his last two games, the Saints still had the fifth-best turnover difference. On the final play of the first half, Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson attempted a 63-yard field goal, which fell short and was caught by Deonte Thompson, who returned it 109 yards for the touchdown. [160] With 5:02 left in the game, the Bears drove 78 yards and tied the game on Cohen's 15-yard touchdown run, in which he dove over safety Glover Quin into the end zone. [96] During the resulting drive, J. J. Nelson was stripped by Quintin Demps and recovered by the Bears' Cre'Von LeBlanc, who returned the fumble 77 yards for the score, though it was overturned upon official review and Arizona retained possession of the ball. The decision to trade up for the second-overall pick was criticized by various analysts: CBSSports.com writer Pete Prisco called it a "strange move to give up so much to move up a spot",[71] while Fox Sports 1 pundits Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe as "indefensibly idiotic" and as making "no sense", the latter also questioning the necessity of drafting a quarterback so early after signing Mike Glennon in free agency. [157], In week eleven, the Bears hosted the Detroit Lions, whom the Bears led 97–72–5 in the all-time series but had defeated only once since 2013. [180] While the Browns were 0–14, head coach Hue Jackson was 2–0 in Christmas games, including recording the Browns' lone win of 2016 on the day. Glennon, who started 18 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers between 2013 and 2014, signed a three-year, $43.5 million deal with the Bears and started the first four games of the season. Other events included offseason team activities (OTAs) on May 23–25 and 30–31, and June 1 and 5–8. On the next drive,[157] Trubisky threw a screen pass to Benny Cunningham, who ran to the Packers' goal line and dived for the pylon. The Bears were hoping they'd get a steal in Mike Glennon when they signed him to a three-year deal worth $45 million in 2017. Murray added another one-yard score in the second quarter to put the Vikings up by 14. [156] The Bears punted on the first drive, which led to an exchanging of field goals on Mason Crosby's 40- and Connor Barth's 45-yard kicks. Although the Bears were unable to capitalize on the takeaway, the defense recorded another turnover on the next drive when Bryce Callahan intercepted Flacco's pass intended for Breshad Perriman. However, Mike Nugent, who was signed earlier in the week to replace an injured Cairo Santos, missed the extra point as the kick hit the right upright. [161] The third quarter went scoreless before Matt Prater kicked a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to increase the margin by seven points. [67] The second fourth-round pick, the 119th-overall from Arizona, was used to select North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen. [148] The Bears failed to score on the two-point conversion but were just five points down. On December 4, the Bears placed Cairo Santos on the injured reserve list. Chicago took on a Minnesota defense that allowed just 71.2 yards per game, the third-least in the league. A play later, Minnesota's Jerick McKinnon ran 58 yards for the touchdown. CHI – Connor Barth 44-yard field goal, 5:42. [122], With the loss, the Bears trailed the all-time series for the first time since 1933. [114] On Chicago's first drive, Glennon completed his first six passes before his pass for Dion Sims was intercepted by Kwon Alexander, and while the Bucs were forced to punt on the resulting series, Tarik Cohen attempted to field a bouncing punt as he was covered by two players, causing him to fumble. In two seasons with the Bears, Barth converted 29 of 39 field goals, including 11 of 16 in 2017; all five of his misses were of at least 40 yards. [16][30], Entering the draft, the Bears saw needs at various positions, including quarterback, offensive tackle, wide receiver, and safety. [86] On August 3, Joel Bouagnon was waived with an injury designation, with Tulane Green Wave running back Joshua Rounds being signed in his place. [160], A day after the loss, Barth was released and replaced by Cairo Santos. [97] Despite the win, the Bears roster suffered a variety of injuries: Prince Amukamura had an ankle injury early in the game,[99] receiver Cameron Meredith suffered a left anterior cruciate ligament injury that required replacement and ruled him out until 2018,[100] long snapper Patrick Scales injured his right knee and was placed on the waived/injured list,[101] and linebackers Floyd and Dan Skuta had a foot injury and underwent concussion protocol, respectively. Glennon said he plans to focus on this year and not worry about future seasons. [93] Now on defense, Chicago started strong when Leonard Floyd sacked Trevor Siemian on the first play of the series, but the defense committed four consecutive penalties and Denver was able to add three points to the score with Brandon McManus' 38-yard field goal. On the Bears' first offensive play, Glennon was sacked by Clay Matthews III and fumbled, with Green Bay's Jake Ryan recovering the ball. Alex Smith is officially questionable for Saturday's night's playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On the Ravens' next drive, Maxx Williams was stripped by Christian Jones and Trevathan recovered the loose ball. [87] A day later, during a practice, guard Eric Kush tore a hamstring from its bone, forcing the Bears to place him on the injured reserve list and rendering him out for the 2017 season. [149] With 7:32 remaining in the game, Jonathan Bullard stripped Ingram and Christian Jones recovered the fumble. In three games with Kansas City in 2017, Santos made all three of his field goals and all six of his extra points, but re-aggravated a groin injury from Training Camp in week three and was released. 8 / 61 FB Michael Burton. On December 9, the Bears promoted Rashaad Coward to the active roster. On August 18, the Bears released Hendrick Ekpe. [1] The following day, the Bears fired offensive line coach Dave Magazu and assistant defensive backs coach Sam Garnes. On December 9, the Bears released Jonathan Anderson. The touchdown was eventually nullified when referee Carl Cheffers determined Miller had let go of the ball in pain while on the ground. 3 / 61 QB Mitchell Trubisky. Amukamara, a former first-round draft pick of the 2011 Giants, who started twelve games for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016, agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract, while Cooper, a 7th round pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 who led the Arizona Cardinals in interceptions during the 2016 season, signed a three-year, $16 million contract with the team. Santos had been with the Chiefs since 2014, made 31 of 35 in 2016 (the fifth-highest conversion percentage in the league), and recorded a career-high 55.8 touchback percentage on kickoffs. [133] In the second quarter, Trubisky was strip-sacked by Everson Griffen, which resulted in the Vikings' Linval Joseph recovering. They went with Mitchell Trubisky. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. [81] On May 30, the Bears waived quarterback Connor Shaw, but following an injury to Mark Sanchez, rescinded the waiver and instead released Jhujuan Seales. The Chicago Bears entered the 2017 NFL Draft knowing they needed to add their franchise quarterback to the roster. Jacquizz Rodgers eventually scored on a one-yard touchdown run. With the new second-round pick, tight end Adam Shaheen of the Ashland Eagles was selected; in 2016, Shaheen recorded 16 touchdown receptions, the most in a season by a tight end in NCAA Division II history. Here's other injury and roster news we're tracking Thursday ahead of Super Wild Card Weekend. [140], It was the Bears' first road victory since 2015 against the Buccaneers, breaking a ten-game losing streak. [167] Offensively, the Bears rushing game had an opportune chance to succeed against a 49ers defense that was ranked 30th against the run (28th overall with 374.2 total yards allowed per game), allowing 129.5 rushing yards per game,[168] 42 runs of at least ten yards in 2017 and three running backs to record 100-yard games. Chicago attempted to take advantage of the takeaway, but Cairo Santos' 54-yard field goal went wide right. [140] Justin Tucker kicked a 27-yard field goal to put the Ravens on the scoreboard with three seconds remaining in the first half. The Bears were later forced to punt on the drive. In addition to a dislocated knee, Miller was revealed to have torn the popliteal artery in his region, an injury that is common in car accidents and raised the possibility of amputation. [53] Shirley, who was signed to the Bears' practice squad on December 14 and promoted to the active roster for the season finale, played only one defensive snap for the team in 2016. [173] It was also Chicago's highest-scoring game since the team scored 37 against the St. Louis Rams in 2015. However, Stafford threw two touchdown passes to Marvin Jones and Ameer Abdullah to put the Lions up 21–17 by halftime. There isn't a lot of public intel on the Browns' acting head coach this week, Mike Priefer. After the next two drives resulted in punts, Connor Barth made a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter, though Mark Ingram Jr. scored on a one-yard touchdown run. Joniak added Chicago's running game should try to make progress on early downs to allow Mike Glennon to succeed against Pittsburgh. Jones. [2] The Bears lost a fourth assistant coach on January 7, when outside linebackers coach Clint Hurtt joined the New York Jets. Share this article 55 shares share tweet text email link Bryan Perez. CHI – Eddie Jackson 76-yard interception return (Connor Barth kick), 12:28. 6 / 61 RB Jordan Howard. However, the Packers responded with a 75-yard drive that ended with Hundley's 19-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams. ATL – Matt Bryant 28-yard field goal, 2:15. "This year is my year and I'm not going to worry about the future," added Glennon, noting he was surprised the Bears drafted Trubisky. Of the 84, 6 had met with the team on multiple occasions. [148] In the fourth quarter, Lutz kicked a 45-yard field goal to increase the lead to 17–6. 2017 Bears 53-Man Roster ... 1 / 61 QB Mike Glennon. On November 14, the Bears added Tanner Gentry and. [168] With 24 seconds left in the first half, Gould kicked his third field goal (35 yards), followed by one from 34 yards in the third quarter to put the 49ers ehind by two. As such, Jeff Joniak stressed the importance of playing "loose" by letting "it rip in every phase." Zane Gonzalez kicked a 48-yard field goal with one second remaining in the first half to make the score 6–3 at halftime. In contrast, the Bears offense's 140 points were the fewest in the NFL, while also having a league-high 40 drives end with punts. Later in the first half, Jake Elliott made a 45-yard field goal to increase the gap, and Wentz threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery with five seconds remaining to make the halftime score 24–0. "[192] One week later, Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was hired as the 16th head coach in Bears history. [146] Jeff Joniak wrote a goal of the Bears offense would be to get into scoring position; since Mitchell Trubisky became the starter, the offense had entered the red zone only twice in three games, with both trips ending in field goals. For the Bears defense, Joniak wrote the unit had to prevent the Vikings from making big plays courtesy of Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, who had a combined 15 catches for at least 20 yards, while a combined 30 receptions resulted in first downs. It was ruled a catch on the field. Two years ago, the Rams made a deep postseason run. A product of running the ball would be keeping Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers off the field; Rodgers, who was 15–4 against the Bears, led the league in completions and passing first downs (49), along with second in passing yards. Although the Vikings ranked third in converting third downs, Joniak wrote there was "some momentum with this defense."[188]. '"[159], The Bears offense made early progress on the opening drive as it reached the Lions' five-yard line before stalling and settling for Connor Barth's 23-yard field goal. Down 17–9, Trubisky answered with a 79-yard drive that ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Zach Miller, who caught a pass that had been tipped by Andrew Sendejo. On the first play of the Bears' next drive,[165] Trubisky's pass to Tre McBride was batted and intercepted by Malcolm Jenkins, but Dion Sims stripped the ball away and McBride recovered to continue the series. Barth missed a 48-yard field goal wide left late in the first half as the Bears entered halftime with an 11-point deficit. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC. On December 2, the Bears promoted Deiondre' Hall to the active roster. The Bears improved upon the previous year's 3–13 record, finishing 5–11, but failed to make the playoffs and suffered their fourth consecutive losing season. On October 16, the Bears removed Jason Thompson from the practice squad. A drive later, the Bears forced a three-and-out until a holding penalty on Prince Amukamara gave the Eagles a first down. [149] Chicago forced another takeaway when Adrian Amos stripped and recovered the ball from Ingram with 2:12 left. Trubisky led the offense down the field, including one play on fourth-and-13 in which he kept the drive alive via a 19-yard scramble, but Barth missed the game-tying 46-yard field goal wide right. On November 28, the Bears released Tre McBride. [35], On March 10, the Bears signed quarterback Mike Glennon, wide receiver Markus Wheaton, tight end Dion Sims and safety Quintin Demps. 3 pick since 1972, which was used on Southern Illinois Salukis offensive tackle Lionel Antoine. Moving up a spot in the draft order, the Bears used it on North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky;[64] although he only started for one full season, Trubisky threw for 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 2016, including completing 68 percent of his passes and an average of 8.4 yards per pass. [88] To replace Kush, Chicago signed Alabama tight end Brandon Greene, who also played offensive lineman and was a run blocker for the Crimson Tide. [57], On March 9, free agency began with the departure of receiver Alshon Jeffery for the Eagles to end a five-year tenure in Chicago. [97] Glennon successfully engineered a 15-play, 96-yard drive as he completed seven of nine passes for 89 yards and culminating with a one-yard touchdown pass to Dion Sims. [109] The first three drives of the second half ended with a punt before Bryant kicked a 28-yard field goal. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. On November 29, the Bears signed Lamarr Houston. During hi… However, the Bears' first drive of the second half ended when Mitchell Trubisky's pass for Kendall Wright was overthrown and intercepted by Darius Slay, which set up Stafford's eight-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron. [124] Trevathan apologized for the hit on Adams, explaining he was attempting to make a play. [82] When Michael Burton was signed a day later, Franko House was released. 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