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09/28 22:25 CDT Case Keenum drives Chicago to 3 touchdowns as the Bears beat
the Eagles 27-7
Case Keenum drives Chicago to 3 touchdowns as the Bears beat the Eagles 27-7
By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Case Keenum passed for two touchdowns in his first start in
almost three years, and the Chicago Bears shut down Jalen Hurts and the
Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 victory on Monday night.
Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards. He also
scored his first rushing touchdown since 2019 on a 1-yard plunge with 7:19
left, capping a 13-play drive that took more than eight minutes off the clock.
It was Keenum's first action since he started for Houston in a 36-22 loss to
Cleveland on Dec. 24, 2023. Williams was sidelined by a right hamstring injury,
and Tyson Bagent backed up Keenum after he cleared the NFL's concussion
protocol on Sunday.
Kalif Raymond had six receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown as Chicago (2-1)
bounced back after an ugly 9-3 loss to Minnesota.
Philadelphia (2-1) turned the ball over three times and failed to record a
takeaway for the third consecutive game to begin the season. Hurts was 16 for
25 for 153 yards with an interception, and Saquon Barkley rushed for 82 yards
on 15 carries.
Keenum capped Chicago's first drive with a shovel pass to Luther Burden for an
8-yard touchdown, and he connected with a wide-open Raymond on a 41-yard TD in
the second half.
Trailing 7-0, Hurts drove Philadelphia deep into Chicago territory in the
second quarter before he absorbed a late hit by linebacker D'Marco Jackson
along the sideline. Hurts was pulled off the field to be checked for a
concussion, and backup Andy Dalton was intercepted by rookie Dillon Thieneman
in the back of the end zone with 6:14 left.
Hurts scored on a quarterback sneak as time expired in the first half, but
Chicago (2-1) controlled the final two periods.
Hurts was picked off by linebacker T.J. Edwards late in the third quarter.
Edwards dropped a potential interception on third down on Philadelphia's first
drive of the second half.
Chicago finished with 24 first downs and 128 yards rushing. The Bears had 28
first downs and 281 yards on the ground in a 24-15 win at Philadelphia last
season.
Injuries Bears: LT Braxton Jones departed with 10:22 left in the third because of a knee injury. ... Raymond was shaken up on a punt return with 3:12 remaining in the third, but he returned to the game.
Up next Eagles: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Bears: Host the New York Jets on Sunday. ___ See AP's full NFL coverage here
Injuries Bears: LT Braxton Jones departed with 10:22 left in the third because of a knee injury. ... Raymond was shaken up on a punt return with 3:12 remaining in the third, but he returned to the game.
Up next Eagles: Host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Bears: Host the New York Jets on Sunday. ___ See AP's full NFL coverage here
