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Daniel Jones gives Bears’ defense the boot

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The Bears seemed so intent on stopping Saquon Barkley that it left them vulnerable to play-action bootlegs of quarterback Daniel Jones — and they ended up getting burned by both. Barkley rushed for 146 yards on 31 carries. Jones rushed for 68 yards and two crushing touchdowns.
Every Bears defender seemed to have a tale of woe in a 20-12 loss to the Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
Even linebacker Roquan Smith, who had Giants back-up quarterback Tyrod Taylor in his sights in the backfield on a third-and-four play at the Giants 27-yard-line in the fourth quarter and the Bears trailing 17-12 — only to see Taylor spin away for an eight-yard gain and a first down.
With a stop, the Bears get the ball back with 10 minutes left and a chance to take the lead with a touchdown. Instead, the Giants drove for a field goal for a 20-12 lead with 5:31 left.
“I hate missing tackles and quarterbacks and that’s definitely one,” said Smith, who had a team-high 10 tackles. “Hats off to him for making a heckuva spin move. But I expect myself to those plays every day of the week. Hopefully I see him again one day and I can give him a taste of something. But he got me on that one, so hats off to him.”
It was that kind of day for the Bears defense, which seemed so intent on stopping Giants running back Saquon Barkley that it left them vulnerable to sleight-of-hand play-action bootlegs of quarterback Daniel Jones — and ended up getting burned by both.

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