Bears’ defense sets up go-ahead scoring drive vs. Panthers
“We’re excited about this second half,” Eberflus told Amazon’s Kaylee Hartung. “We’ve got some things up our sleeve.”
After forcing Carolina to go three-and-out on the Panthers’ second drive of the half, highlighted by a 6-yard tackle for loss by cornerback Kyler Gordon and sack by defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, the Bears’ offense capitalized off a rare start in plus-territory.
Rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent, who started his fourth straight game in place of an injured Justin Fields, led a nine-play, 38-yard drive capped by a 4-yard rushing touchdown by D’Onta Foreman to give the Bears a 16-10 lead with 3:56 to play in the third quarter. It was Chicago’s first TD of the game.