Chicago’s Matt Forte bounced back from two costly turnovers as the Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 30-24 in the NFL on Monday.
Quarterback Jay Cutler threw a go-ahead five-yard touchdown pass to Earl Bennett in the fourth quarter, capitalizing on the work of Forte, who ran for 133 yards.
It was a crushing loss for the Eagles (3-5), who blew a fourth-quarter lead for the fourth time this season. Their last chance evaporated when Jeremy Maclin fell and was tackled at the Bears 30-yard line after a nine-yard catch on fourth-and-10 with just under two minutes left.
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The defending NFC East champions trail the New York Giants (6-2) by three games.
Chicago (5-3) won their third straight game, but they remain third in the NFC North behind Green Bay (8-0) and Detroit (6-2).
Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy’s went on a 33-yard touchdown run following Forte’s second fumble, giving the Eagles a 24-17 lead in the third quarter, but the Bears answered with 13 straight points.
Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field-goal to cut it to 24-20 and then Chicago’s defense forced an Eagles punt.
The Bears drove 51 yards for the go-ahead score with Cutler tossing a five-yard touchdown pass to Bennett over Asante Samuel for a 27-24 lead.
The Eagles reached the Bears 42 on their next drive.
On fourth-and-six, they decided to fake punt, but punter Chas Henry badly underthrew his pass to a wide-open Colt Anderson.
Gould hit a 22-yard field-goal to complete the scoring.
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was 21 of 38 for 213 yards and one interception. He fell to 0-4 as a starter against the Bears.
Cutler was 18 of 32 for 208 yards and two touchdowns for Chicago.
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