Daniel Jones and Giants slowed down by ferocious Chicago Bears defense

Daniel Jones, the former Duke Football quarterback, struggled on Sunday afternoon as the New York Giants lost to the Chicago Bears.

Coming off a bye week, the New York Giants were hoping to regroup and go to Chicago and beat the struggling Bears.

Things got off to a good start for New York, but the offense and defense weren’t able to sustain its first half success as the Bears posted 16 points in the third quarter en route to a 19-14 victory.

More from Ball Durham

Daniel Jones got things started for the Giants finding Kaden Smith in the end zone during the second quarter to break the scoreless tie to put Big Blue on the board.

Trailing 19-7 in the fourth quarter, Daniel Jones found Golden Tate to cut the Bears lead to 19-14 and the Giants had the chance to win the game with about three minutes to go in the game, but the Giants were unable to find the end zone.

The former Duke Football quarterback completed 21-of-36 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns but Daniel Jones did put the ball on the ground once, losing a fumble.

Jones also accumulated 27 rushing yards on two carries.

Without tight end Evan Engram in the lineup, Jones and the Giants tried to share the football more on Sunday, targeting Smith, Tate, Darius Slayton, and Sterling Shepard six times or more in addition to giving running back Saquon Barkley 17 carries.

Sunday’s loss puts the New York Giants at 2-9 on the season and its the seventh straight loss for the G-Men who will just look to try and finish the season strong and look to build on something for next season.

However, things don’t get easier for the Giants as the team will host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, December 1 at 1:00 pm EST from MetLife Stadium and the game can be seen on FOX.

Home/Duke Football