The Chicago Bears
survived a scare from the winless Giants and they emerged with a 27-21 victory on
Thursday at Soldier Field. The Bears improved to 4-2 and the Giants fell to 0-6.
Jay Cutler threw two touchdown. The Giants' Eli Manning threw
three interceptions, includs two by cornerback Tim Jennings.
"We won the game but you leave a little bit unsatisfied
because I think offensively we could have exploded for a little bit more,"
said jay Cutler, citing a failed fourth-down conversion early in the game and
some missed third-down opportunities.
Jennings' done his second interception with 1:54 remaining
stopped a possible go-ahead drive by the Giants. Jennings' first interception
was returned 48 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.
The Giants' running game, which had been anemic entering
Thursday's game, pounded the Bears' defense. Brandon Jacobs rush for 106 yards
and two TDs.
Robbie Gould kicked two field goals, including a 52-yarder.
Cutler made 24 of 36 passes for 262 yards and two
touchdowns. His passer rating was 106.5. Marshall had nine receptions on 11
targets for 87 yards.
"We are a work in progress and tonight we found a way
to win a game and that's exciting," Bears coach Marc Trestman said.
Asked about the progress of the offense, Trestman said,
"We see things each and every week that tell us we can be not just good,
we can be very good. We also know there's a lot of work ahead and we're going
to work very hard this weekend to improve our football team."
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