Bears lead early, Teven Jenkins leaves with injury

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The Chicago Bears have embarked on another divisional game on Monday night, taking on the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Bears have had a rough time with the NFC North this season, sporting an 0-3 record so far, and they haven’t won a divisional game in more than two years, with 12 losses in a row since then.

That last win came on Thanksgiving in 2021 when the Bears beat the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The Bears haven’t beaten the Vikings since Dec. 20, 2020.

Here are the latest headlines from the game.

7:48 p.m.: Teven Jenkins injured on Bears’ field goal

The Bears may have suffered a tough injury in the second quarter of the game, as Teven Jenkins suffered an injury on Cairo Santos’ go-ahead field goal.

Teven Jenkins was down after the field goal and in a lot of pain. He’s up and walking to the sideline now.

— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) November 28, 2023

7:35 p.m.: Montez Sweat makes immediate impact

It took a whopping three plays for defensive end Montez Sweat to make an impact in Monday’s game, taking down Josh Dobbs on a third down play:

6:54 p.m.: Ryan Poles spoke to Matt Eberflus about Montez Sweat’s snap count

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles says that he spoke to head coach Matt Eberflus about his usage of defensive end Montez Sweat following last week’s loss to the Detroit Lions.

During an interview on ESPN 1000, Poles revealed that he had a conversation with the coach about Sweat and the team’s other impact players, emphasizing that they needed to be on the field in key situations.

“My big thing is just in critical moments having players on the field that can impact the game. We’ve had conversations about that,” he said.

According to Pro Football Focus, Sweat was on the field for 39 snaps for the Bears against the Lions. That number represents 63% of the team’s total defensive snaps in the game.

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Publish date : 2023-11-28 01:49:35

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