Chicago Bears (6-10) – New York Giants (4-12) : 29-3
The good news from this game for the Giants is that they are just one game away from the holidays. Their attack was so distressing that it really is time to go on vacation.
In the first half, Mike Glennon made an appalling record of 1/2 for 4 yards, with an interception, and even a fumble!
Reread it well: a completed pass, an interception and a fumble over a full half. Probably a first. Certainly humiliating.
Taking into account the 20 yards lost on the two sacks he conceded, Glennon was even -16 yards at the break. Help.
Glennon’s final record: 4/11, 24 yards, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles lost. 4 passes completed. 4 balloons lost.
While the New York offense was busy pushing the limits of nullity, the Bears quickly took off. With touchdowns from David Montgomery (22 carries, 64 yards, 2 TDs) and Darnell Mooney (7 rec, 69 yards, 1 TD) on their first two offensives, they were already quiet.
The union minimum
If Chicago scored on its first two possessions, it’s also because Glennon kindly returned the ball to them in the Giants’ field just before each time. Then, Chicago stalled a bit, with two punts then two field goals before the break (22-3).
Returning from the locker room, Andy Dalton (18/35, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 int) led the longest drive of the match, until Montgomery offered himself a double to definitively put Chicago away (29-3). Next ? Unfortunately, there were 24 minutes left to play in this match.
24 minutes certainly set aside by the American security services if the torture of an American football fan (and a supporter of these two teams in particular) proved necessary. Glennon lost another fumble. Dalton threw an interception. The Giants failed on fourth attempt, Glennon threw a second interception…
Help.
Difficult to draw something from this victory for Chicago as the opposition was distressing.
Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Bdg6ciFdI
