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Instant Analysis: Giants fall to Bears, 24-20

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AT A GLANCE

Jaxson Dart made NFL history with two rushing touchdowns but exited Sunday's game in Chicago with a concussion. Russell Wilson made his first appearance since Week 6 and replaced the rookie to start the fourth quarter, when the Giants were outscored by 11 points (including 14 unanswered) in a 24-20 loss to the Bears. The Giants fell to 2-8 on the season with their fourth consecutive loss, while the Bears improved to 6-3.

UP NEXT

The Giants continue a three-game stretch through the NFC North with a visit from the Packers in Week 11. After that, they travel back-to-back to Detroit and New England before their late bye in Week 14. Green Bay is 5-2-1 heading into Monday Night Football vs. Philadelphia at Lambeau Field.

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE OFFENSE

The Giants got back one starting offensive lineman (right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor) but lost another in center John Michael Schmitz, who suffered a shin injury in last week's loss to the 49ers. Austin Schlottmann again started in place of him, just like he did when Schmitz missed Week 7 with a concussion. Eluemunor missed Week 9 due to a pectoral injury and was listed as questionable heading into Sunday.

Darius Slayton sparked the Giants' first touchdown drive with a one-handed catch in snowy conditions for a 38-yard gain. Four plays later, Jaxson Dart scored on a three-yard run, his sixth touchdown of the season on the ground, to tie the game 7-7 early in the second quarter.

Before the concussion, Dart became the first quarterback in NFL history with a touchdown run in five consecutive games, breaking a tie with Cam Newton (2011). He wasn't done there and opened the second half with a 24-yard rushing touchdown, his seventh of the year. Overall, he had five carries for 60 yards and the two scores.

Through the air, Dart completed 11 of his first 12 passes for 146 yards. He finished 19 of 29 for 242 yards.

The Bears have the most takeaways in the NFL and added to their lead when C.J. Gardner-Johnson nocked the ball away from Dart on a six-yard run in the third quarter. The Bears kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive.

Giants running backs gained just two yards on eight rushes in the first half. They picked it up after the break, with Tyrone Tracy Jr. finishing with 71 yards on 14 carries. The Giants finished with 169 rushing yards as a team.

Running back Devin Singletary had the longest play of the game on a 41-yard catch-and-run, setting up a short field goal that put the Giants ahead by two possessions in the fourth quarter.

Slayton had a season-high 85 receiving yards in the first half until he suffered a hamstring injury. After a brief exit, he returned in the second half and finished with four receptions for 89 yards.

Theo Johnson had seven catches for 75 yards, both career highs. He played alongside fellow tight end Daniel Bellinger, who returned from a one-game absence due to a neck injury.

Russell Wilson made his first appearance since Week 6 and replaced Dart to start the fourth quarter, with the Giants leading 17-10 at the time. Wilson completed three of seven passes for 45 yards while being sacked twice.

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE DEFENSE

After they played without three-quarters of their starting secondary last week, the Giants got some reinforcements at Soldier Field. Safety Jevón Holland, who had not played since Week 7 in Denver due to a knee injury, returned to the lineup along with cornerback Cor'Dale Flott, who cleared concussion protocol this week.

The Giants got pressure on second-year quarterback Caleb Williams but came away with no sacks for the second time this season. That included a 29-yard scramble to set up a short touchdown pass to Rome Odunze, cutting the Bears' deficit to three points late in the fourth quarter.

Williams then scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 17-yard run with 1:47 left in the game.

The Bears racked up 171 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. Last week, they ran for 283 yards against Cincinnati, their highest single-game total since recording the same number against the Cowboys in 1984. The Giants entered Sunday with the No. 31 rushing defense, allowing 150.0 yards per game.

With 14 more on Sunday, the Giants have now allowed 75 fourth-quarter points in their past four games.

View photos from the Week 10 matchup between the Giants and Bears.

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker Graham Gano, who had already missed Weeks 4-7 with a groin injury, was ruled out with a neck issue. "So, I started having some discomfort last week in my neck," the 16-year NFL veteran said Thursday. "I just thought it was normal, like you slept on it wrong. Then after I came in on Monday, lifted, I felt like it was pretty intense pain. Had some nerve stuff going on. Then went to the doctor and he said it was a herniated disc in my neck. It's pressing up against the spinal cord. But it was probably beginning to happen, and then just after lifting, you know, kind of let go. Nothing that I could really stop. It's the same type of stuff I've been doing lift-wise. Super frustrating. But I had an injection yesterday on my spine. Hopefully that will start helping out."

Gano's injury led to veteran Younghoe Koo's Giants debut. Koo had been on the practice squad since Sept. 23 after he was released by the Falcons. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Koo played at Ridgewood High School in New Jersey.

Koo made his first field goal attempt from 32 yards to give the Giants a 10-7 lead right before halftime. He made another from 19 yards to give the Giants a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter. He also made both of his extra point attempts.

Punter Jamie Gillan continued to handle kickoffs to start the game. His opening kick went out of bounds, spotting the ball at the 40-yard line for the Bears to start the game. He also had one short of the landing zone for a penalty just before halftime. The Giants entered Sunday No. 3 in kickoff return coverage (23.0 yards allowed per return) and No. 9 in punt coverage (7.9).

Gillan mishit a punt that traveled just 26 yards with 2:53 remaining in the game. It gave the ball back to the Bears near midfield of a three-point game in the Giants' favor at the time. Williams scored the go-ahead touchdown on the ensuing drive.

IN-GAME INJURY REPORT

NYG: WR Darius Slayton (hamstring/returned), LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (pec/returned), DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Sr. (toe)

CHI: WR DJ Moore (shoulder), LB Ruben Hyppolite II (knee)

INACTIVES

NYG: K Graham Gano, CB Paulson Adebo, OLB Victor Dimukeje, DL Chauncey Golston, C John Michael Schmitz, G Evan Neal, QB Jameis Winston (3rd QB)

CHI: WR Jahdae Walker, CB Josh Blackwell, OLB T.J. Edwards, TE Stephen Carlson, DE Dominique Robinson, QB Case Keenum (3rd QB)

ROSTER MOVES

NYG: WR Ray-Ray McCloud III (standard elevation from practice squad), K Younghoe Koo (standard elevation from practice squad), LB Zaire Barnes (free agent signing from NYG practice squad), OLB Tomon Fox (free agent signing from NYG practice squad), WR Beaux Collins (reserve/injured), ILB Darius Muasau (reserve/injured)

CHI: TE Stephen Carlson (standard elevation from practice squad), LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (activated from reserve/injured), LB Carl Jones Jr. (waived)

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