Brady throws 3 touchdowns, the Patriots cling to beat the Bears 38-31
Brady throws 3 touchdowns, the Patriots cling to beat the Bears 38-31
Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and the New England Patriots held on to beat the Chicago Bears 38-31 on Sunday when Kevin White stopped at 1 with a 54-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky.
About four or five defenders attacked White after he jumped to drag that long pull and turned towards the goal line. Some Bears players tried to push him through but stopped just before the goal line, retaining the fourth consecutive victory for New England.
"You hold your breath when I saw it jump and catch it," said Brady. "He did not have the angle on the goal line, he was getting close to the end zone, they were pushing and we were pushing, it was probably a half a yard or a yard, quite close, it's good for us to hold them." . "
As for white?
"I just tried to fight and get in," he said. "I tried to change the game, make a great play, so after catching it, I thought I had a chance, as I said, for a fraction of a second and once I felt a group of guys I knew was over."
The Patriots (5-2) also got two special teams touchdowns and stayed on top even though they were missing Rob Gronkowski.
The five-time closed end of the Pro Bowl missed the game due to injuries to the ankle and back. But New England squeezed the Bears (3-3).
Brady improved to 5-0 against Chicago, one of five teams that have not yet beaten him. He was 25 of 36 for 277 yards and one interception.
Cordarrelle Patterson kicked back 95 yards for her sixth career comeback, TD. Dont'a Hightower blocked a punt and Kyle Van Noy returned it for a touchdown, becoming the first Patriots player to return a blocked kick for a touchdown in 22 years.
Josh Gordon caught four passes for 100 yards. He turned around a tackler at 55 yards at the start of the fourth that put the ball on the 1 and set up a 2-yard reception by James White to make it 38-24 with 8:40 to play.
White had 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a 40-yard team.
Julian Edelman had a touchdown catch. The rookie runner Sony Michel left in the second quarter due to a knee injury. But the Patriots beat the Bears for the eighth time in nine games since the 1985 team was defeated in the Super Bowl.
Chicago has lost two in a row after winning three in a row to take exclusive ownership of the division for the first time since 2013. Star runner Star Khalil Mack was not a major factor after being billed as questionable due to an ankle injury that he suffered the last one. week in Miami, and Trubisky struggled with his precision.
The second-year professional completed 26 of 50 passes for 333 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also ran for a maximum career of 81 yards and a score.
Trey Burton had nine receptions for a total of 126 yards, including an 11-yard TD with 4:13 remaining.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
There were no protests from any of the teams.
Injuries
Patriots: Michel had to be helped off the field after Bilal Nichols twisted him when he was attacked on the first play of the second quarter. He lost a loose ball on the play and had to be helped to the touchline. In the three previous games, Michel ran for 316 yards and four touchdowns.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
Patriots: Visit Buffalo on October 29.
Bears: host of the New York Jets on October 28.
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