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“It was tough. Key turnover right there, and we get a holding penalty, which was a little bit uncharacteristic,” Harris said. “I kind of got my hands on him, and I guess they called holding.”
“It definitely hurt. That’s a turnover, a change of possession,” Harris added. “Anytime you get any penalties, it hurts your team and gives up yardage. In that case, it gave up the turnover.”
Instead of the Vikings having possession, Chicago kept the ball with a first down just short of midfield.
With Trubisky hurt on the play, the Bears turned to Chase Daniel at quarterback. He helped cap off Chicago’s opening drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass to running back Tarik Cohen, a play that completed a 14-play, 75-yard drive for Chicago that ate up almost half of the first quarter.
Daniel completed 22 of 30 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. His passer rating was 101.4.
The Vikings said there wasn’t much change in Chicago’s style when Daniel came in, but the defense said it was a lack of execution on their part.
“They did kind of the same thing, honestly,” said linebacker Eric Kendricks. “A lot of RPOs, quick passing game, running the ball. It wasn’t too complex, honestly.”
Added Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer: “We had to change some things, but he played in about four games last year, and we saw him a lot on tape.”
The Bears added a field goal on the final play of the second quarter, as Chicago pushed its lead to 10-0 with a 16-play drive that went 72 yards in 6:36.
Chicago scored on two of its three first-half possessions, as the Bears ran 38 total plays for 182 yards in the opening two quarters.