Jacksonville 17
Chicago 16
Sunday, October 16, 2016 01:00 PM
(ET)
Benn, Bortles help Jaguars jolt Bears
The Sports Xchange
Oct 16, 2016
CHICAGO -- Arrelious Benn caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Blake Bortles with 2:49 remaining in the fourth quarter as the Jacksonville Jaguars mounted a come-from-behind 17-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.
Benn's only catch of the day provided the Jaguars (2-3) with their first lead after the Bears jumped out to a 13-0 advantage. Benn slipped as he caught the pass, but was untouched by cornerback Tracy Porter, allowing Benn to get up and finish off the long scoring play. Jason Myers added the extra point to give the Jaguars a one-point lead.
Bortles, who entered the game 1-14 on the road as a starter, finished 20 of 33 for 271 yards with a touchdown and interception.
Myers' 30-yard field goal with 4:59 remaining got the Jaguars to within 16-10 after Chicago's Connor Barth had given the Bears a six-point lead with his third field goal. Barth's last kick was set up after Bortles fumbled following a sack by defensive end Willie Young.
The turnover, Bortles' second of the day, set up Barth's 32-yard field goal to extend Chicago's lead.
Quarterback Brian Hoyer, starting again in place of injured Jay Cutler, paced the Bears offense with 302 yards on 30-for-49 passing.
But after the Jaguars fell behind 13-0, Chris Ivory ended Jacksonville's offensive drought with 14:50 remaining in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run. The burst capped a five-play, 75-yard drive.
Jordan Howard's 1-yard scoring run - the first of his NFL career - capped a 14-play, 86-yard drive and gave the Chicago (1-5) a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Howard's touchdown plunge came after Barth gave the Bears a 3-0 lead with a 36-yard field goal earlier in the quarter.
Barth's second field goal of the game - a 24-yarder with 1:53 remaining in the third quarter - extended the Bears' lead to 13-0.
Jacksonville threatened in the first quarter when it reached the Bears' 6-yard line. But Allen Robinson dropped a Bortles pass in the end zone as he slid to attempt to complete the catch. The ball popped into the air and Porter grabbed the interception to keep the game scoreless.
NOTES: Jaguars' WR Rashad Greene, Sr. (Achilles) and RB Corey Grant (toe) did not play and were replaced as Jacksonville's punt and kickoff returner by Marqise Lee.?P Brad Nortman averaged 55 yards on five punts with a long of 60 yards. ... Bears RB Jordan Howard scored his first career touchdown with a 1-yard run in the second quarter. ... WR Eddie Royal had five catches for 54 yards but left the game in the fourth quarter with a toe injury. ... QB Brian Hoyer threw for 302 yards, extending his streak of games with at least 300 yards passing to four games after replacing the injured Jay Cutler.
Oct 16, 2016
CHICAGO -- Arrelious Benn caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Blake Bortles with 2:49 remaining in the fourth quarter as the Jacksonville Jaguars mounted a come-from-behind 17-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.
Benn's only catch of the day provided the Jaguars (2-3) with their first lead after the Bears jumped out to a 13-0 advantage. Benn slipped as he caught the pass, but was untouched by cornerback Tracy Porter, allowing Benn to get up and finish off the long scoring play. Jason Myers added the extra point to give the Jaguars a one-point lead.
Bortles, who entered the game 1-14 on the road as a starter, finished 20 of 33 for 271 yards with a touchdown and interception.
Myers' 30-yard field goal with 4:59 remaining got the Jaguars to within 16-10 after Chicago's Connor Barth had given the Bears a six-point lead with his third field goal. Barth's last kick was set up after Bortles fumbled following a sack by defensive end Willie Young.
The turnover, Bortles' second of the day, set up Barth's 32-yard field goal to extend Chicago's lead.
Quarterback Brian Hoyer, starting again in place of injured Jay Cutler, paced the Bears offense with 302 yards on 30-for-49 passing.
But after the Jaguars fell behind 13-0, Chris Ivory ended Jacksonville's offensive drought with 14:50 remaining in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run. The burst capped a five-play, 75-yard drive.
Jordan Howard's 1-yard scoring run - the first of his NFL career - capped a 14-play, 86-yard drive and gave the Chicago (1-5) a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Howard's touchdown plunge came after Barth gave the Bears a 3-0 lead with a 36-yard field goal earlier in the quarter.
Barth's second field goal of the game - a 24-yarder with 1:53 remaining in the third quarter - extended the Bears' lead to 13-0.
Jacksonville threatened in the first quarter when it reached the Bears' 6-yard line. But Allen Robinson dropped a Bortles pass in the end zone as he slid to attempt to complete the catch. The ball popped into the air and Porter grabbed the interception to keep the game scoreless.
NOTES: Jaguars' WR Rashad Greene, Sr. (Achilles) and RB Corey Grant (toe) did not play and were replaced as Jacksonville's punt and kickoff returner by Marqise Lee.?P Brad Nortman averaged 55 yards on five punts with a long of 60 yards. ... Bears RB Jordan Howard scored his first career touchdown with a 1-yard run in the second quarter. ... WR Eddie Royal had five catches for 54 yards but left the game in the fourth quarter with a toe injury. ... QB Brian Hoyer threw for 302 yards, extending his streak of games with at least 300 yards passing to four games after replacing the injured Jay Cutler.
