Set aside the details and the big picture for a moment and enjoy what happened Sunday: A kid who grew up in the middle of nowhere West Virginia, played Division II and went undrafted just stepped up and won a game for the Bears as a rookie. It was a tale of two backup quarterbacks in Chicago, but one of them hardly looked like one.
Tyson Bagent was under center for the Bears as Justin Fields deals with a thumb injury – and he looked every bit like he belonged. Bagent led the Bears to a 30-12 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, who had Brian Hoyer under center.
Chicago scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters – all of them by D’Onta Foreman.The running back rushed for his first score from two yards out in the first quarter, and he had a three-yard touchdown in the second. Bagent completed 21 of his 29 passes for 162 yards and a score. Foreman ran for 89 yards on his 16 carries, two of which were touchdowns.
In his first game since complaining about his recent usage (he had nine targets in his previous two games), Adams had seven receptions for 57 yards on 11 targets, along with his crucial drop in the end zone.Hoyer threw for just 129 yards on 17-of-32 passing, throwing two interceptions. It’s the Bears’ second victory of the season after losing five of their first six games to start the season.
Chicago has a Sunday night date with the Chargers in Los Angeles next week
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