Bears 7, Cowboys 7: Roquan Smith is out for the sport after struggling a pectoral damage, the Bears announce.
Bears 7, Cowboys 7: TOUCHDOWN! Mitch Trubisky finds Allen Robinson over the center for the 5-yard landing to tie the sport with Eddy Pineiro’s additional level.
Cowboys 7, Bears 0: A decent finish display to J.P. Holtz goes for 30 yards to place the Bears again into the crimson zone on their second drive.
First quarter: Cowboys 7, Bears 0
Cowboys 7, Bears 0: The Bears’ protection responds in trend by forcing a three-and-out to get the ball again to the offense.
Cowboys 7, Bears 0: And then catastrophe strikes as Mitch Trubisky tries to power one in close to the top zone and it’s picked of by Jourdan Lewis, who made a powerful toe-dragging catch that was initially dominated out of bounds.
Cowboys 7, Bears 0: Mitch Trubisky displaying off his duel-threat capabilities with some huge runs and passes blended collectively to get the Bears into the crimson zone. What a distinction it makes when he’s prepared to make use of his legs to melt up the protection.
Cowboys 7, Bears 0: Ezekiel Elliott finishes off the drive with a 2-yard landing run to provide Dallas the early lead.
Bears 0, Cowboys 0: Leaning laborious on their star working again, the Cowboys pushed into the crimson zone earlier than changing one other third right down to put them contained in the Bears’ 5.
Bears 0, Cowboys 0: The Cowboys have already transformed a pair of third-and-short conditions to maneuver previous midfield on the primary drive of the sport. Ezekiel Elliott has 4 rushes for 18 yards up to now.
Before the sport
The first matchup between the Bears and Cowboys within the Matt Nagy period is an enormous one. The two NFC playoff hopefuls face off Thursday night time in a matchup that weighs closely on their possibilities of reaching the postseason.
The Bears put some life into their dormant playoff aspirations by successful back-to-back video games over the Giants and Lions to get again to 6-6. They’re nonetheless trailing the Packers (9-3) and Vikings (8-4) within the NFC North, however with video games remaining towards every of these groups, there’s nonetheless an opportunity for the Bears to play in January.
Starting Thursday with the Cowboys, these matchups received’t be straightforward, nevertheless.
Dallas hasn’t lived as much as excessive expectations after an explosive begin to the season, nevertheless it’s nonetheless in place to win a weak NFC East if it might probably end robust. The offense boasts Dak Prescott, who leads the league with 3,788 passing yards, and Ezekiel Elliott, who’s simply 10 dashing yards away from his third 1,000-yard season.
And the Bears can be with out a number of starters, together with Prince Amukamara, Danny Trevathan and Taylor Gabriel. A win Thursday over the Cowboys will take greater than beating the likes of New York or Detroit.
Bears vs. Cowboys, Week 14
Time: 7:20 p.m. CT
TV: FOX, NFL Network
Live stream: FOX Sports Live, Amazon Prime Video