Ka’Deem Carey plays vulture for Bears

We’ve made a lot of strides, but there are some areas that we need to improve. He’s only got five games of 100 or more yards, but three of them eclipsed 150.

Running back Ka’Deem Carey delivered a glimpse of what he might be able to contribute moving forward, rushing for one touchdown and catching a pass for another Sunday to help the Bears stop a three-game losing streak with a 26-21 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “We’ve got to find a way to finish games better”.

“It was awesome, ” McPhee added. After missing a deep ball to an open Mike Evans, Winston then hit that same Evans for a big first down and found Cameron Brate deep for a 46-yard pass on another improvised play.

The Bucs were eliminated from postseason contention two games ago, but Smith said it won’t be hard to motivate his players to try end the season “the right way” Sunday. “He wants us to take pride in our team, take ownership in our team, and we all believe in that as players”.

“We don’t have a big margin for error, but the guys have competed, they’ve played as a football team”, Fox said. “We got our ass kicked today, and to a lot of degree, we deserved it especially the type of way we played”. With Kevin White out for the season and Alshon Jeffery in and out of the lineup and you think about the guys Cutler has been throwing to most of the season, guys that probably would not see playing time on most National Football League teams, Cutler has still shined. “I thought we were prepared, but normally you have a loss when you play like that”.

Week 16 in Tampa offered nearly nothing but bad matchups for the Bears, but all they did was turn them around, one after another, to come away 26-21 victors over the Bucs on Sunday in one of their more impressive defensive performances of the season.

“The two fumbles I had were helmet to ball”, Martin said. Goldman was enjoying one of the best games of his rookie season when he suffered the injury. I give the edge to the home team. He was 20-of-27 passing for 156 yards, one TD and no interceptions.

A face mask penalty wiped out an interception in Bears territory that would have given Winston an opportunity to build on an early 7-0 lead. “That’s what the guys did”.

STRUGGLING: Tampa Bay’s defense did not force any turnovers. The Bears, meanwhile, forced three turnovers, including a pair of fumbles by Doug Martin. Against the Buccaneers on Sunday, Quartey recorded a total of 4 tackles (3 solo) with an interception and 2 pass deflects.

Running back Matt Forte finished the game on the sideline because of a back problem, coach John Fox said. You can pick two or three plays to say: ‘This could have changed the game.’ That’s what this game comes down to…. That will happen if New Orleans beats Atlanta and the Bucs lose to Carolina next week.