Five major takeaways from the Chicago Bears win over the Arizona Cardinals

Let’s take a look at some of the major takeaways from the Chicago Bears 24-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the second week of preseason.

The Chicago Bears walked away from their second preseason game with a 24-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. It certainly was not as thrilling as the infamous Bears comeback win against the Cardinals back in 2006, but that certainly does not mean that it is irrelevant. There is still plenty to take away from this game.

The Chicago Bears struck first with a 42-yard field goal from Connor Barth in the first quarter. Cardinals’ quarterback Carson Palmer threw a one-yard touchdown to tight end Jermaine Gresham in the second quarter. With less than two minutes left in the first half, Bears’ quarterback Mike Glennon found wide receiver Kendall Wright for a seven-yard touchdown. Deonte Thompson returned a 63-yard field goal attempt, by Cardinals’ kicker Phil Dawson, 109 yards for a touchdown to put the Chicago Bears up 17-7 going into the half.

In the second half, Cardinals’ quarterback Blaine Gabbert, immediately, marched his team down the field and ran it in from four yards out, for a touchdown. That twelve play drive took 7:12 off the clock and made the score 17-14. Bears’ quarterback Mitchell Trubisky threw a six-yard touchdown to Benny Cunningham, on a nifty bootleg, to make the score 24-14. Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson hit a 52-yard field goal to make it 24-17, with 1:25 left in the game.

That set up an onside kick that Bears’ wide receiver Daniel Braverman failed to recover. Gabbert threw a three-yard touchdown to make it 24-23, but the Cardinals were unable to convert the two-point conversion.

Now, let’s dive into how specific players and units performed with the major take aways from the game.