The Chicago Bears could be without their starting quarterback for a second straight game when they visit the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon.
The Chicago Bears could be without their starting quarterback for a second straight game when they visit the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon.
Mitchell Trubisky is dealing with an injury to his throwing shoulder that forced him to miss the Thanksgiving Day win at Detroit and his status is unclear for Chicago, which is riding a five-game winning streak and sits atop the NFC North.
Backup Chase Daniel acquitted himself well against the Lions despite the short work week, throwing for 230 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for the Bears (8-3), who haven’t lost since a 38-31 defeat to New England on Oct. 21.
“I’m a perfectionist so what I try to do is look at the negatives of the game and try to improve on it,” Daniel said. “And there were 10 incompletions; some of those should’ve been completions. Four sacks, too many. Those were all on me.”
Trubisky, who was hurt at the end of the game against the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 18, was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice but he did not throw. Trubisky could wind up a game-time decision, but Chicago head coach Matt Nagy said he is not worried about a lack of preparation.
“He really hasn’t been in this situation,” Nagy said. “I feel like the time that he’s put in this season with the reps that he’s had, it helps him for being prepared if (with) the decision that we end up going his way.
