The Sports Xchange
Oct 15, 2017
BALTIMORE -- Connor Barth hit a 39-yard field goal with 2:11 left in overtime to give the Chicago Bears a wild 27-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Running back Jordan Howard had a 53-yard run on Chicago's second possession in the extra period. Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky then threw an 18-yard pass to Kendall Wright that helped set up the game-winning kick.
Chicago (2-4) snapped a 10-game losing streak on the road. The Ravens (3-3) did not manage an offensive touchdown.
Michael Campanaro returned a punt 77 yards to pull the Ravens to within 24-22 with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter. Flacco completed the 2-point conversion with a pass to tight end Nick Boyle that sent the game to overtime.
Trubisky did a solid job managing the game and completed 8 of 16 passes for 113 yards with a touchdown. He also picked up 32 yards on the ground with four carries. Trubisky became just the second rookie quarterback to beat the Ravens, joining Arizona's Jake Plummer in 1997.
With Ravens nose tackle Brandon Williams out for the fourth straight game, Howard ran for a career-high 167 yards on 36 carries.
Cornerback Bryce Callahan got the Bears' first interception of the season and returned it 52 yards to the Ravens 20. The Bears capitalized when running back Tarik Cohen took a handoff from Trubisky and threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Miller for a 10-0 lead with 2:53 left in the second quarter.
Trubisky continued to make plays and extended Chicago's lead to 17-3 with 6:01 left in the third quarter with a 27-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dion Sims, who got behind safety Tony Jefferson.
With the offense sputtering, the Ravens' special teams provided a spark. Bobby Rainey, who was signed by the team Tuesday, returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.
The Bears made another key mistake later when a fumble by running back Tarik Cohen gave Baltimore the ball at midfield. That led to a field goal that cut the margin to 17-13.
Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb had a strip-sack on Trubisky that gave Baltimore the ball on its own 48 with 9:21 remaining. After Javorius "Buck" Allen converted a fourth-and-1, Chicago safety Adrian Amos, a Baltimore native, intercepted Flacco and ran 90 yards for the score and a 24-13 lead.
Flacco struggled throughout the game, but he was not helped by his receivers who dropped several passes. Flacco was 24 of 41 for 180 yards with two interceptions. He had a 48.8 passer rating.
Baltimore committed eight penalties for 69 yards.
NOTES: Chicago RB Taquan Mizzell, who was waived by the Ravens after training camp, was inactive. ... Baltimore WR Jeremy Maclin was inactive because of a shoulder injury. Breshad Perriman got the start in his place and also had to leave the game with a possible concussion. ... Bears CB Sherrick McManis injured his hamstring defending a punt in the first quarter and did not return.