Jones stated he was greater than keen to maneuver from receiver to operating again, a change that happened to start the apply week.

“God blessed me with velocity, measurement and physicality, so why not?” Jones stated. “Something to assist this crew out and enhance worth.”

The Payments reduce the hole to 13-6 on Bass’ 49-yard discipline aim late within the interval after defensive finish Daniel Hardy sacked quarterback Shane Buechele for a 6-yard loss.

Early within the fourth quarter, Micah Baskerville produced the play of the day by the Bears protection. Stepping in entrance of operating again Frank Gore Jr., the first-year linebacker intercepted a Buechele cross and returned it 53 yards for a landing. Santos missed the additional level, however the Bears led 19-6.

“I noticed the quarterback undergo his reads,” Baskerville stated. “I simply went forward and took my man, and he threw it to him.”

Requested what he was pondering throughout his return, Baskerville stated: “Do not get caught by the QB? That is it.”

Booker added two extra sacks of Buechele on back-to-back performs within the fourth quarter, growing his whole to 2.5 on the day.

“It was an incredible feeling, a rush of vitality and I can not wait to do it once more,” Booker stated. “I’ve simply obtained to look at the movie to see how [I] can enhance. There’s at all times stuff I may have finished higher. I most likely may have had two extra sacks.”

Hardy additionally generated 2.5 sacks for a Bears protection that recorded eight sacks and didn’t enable a landing within the sport.

Rookie operating again Ian Wheeler adopted with TD runs of 7- and 8-yards on consecutive possessions with 6:03 and a couple of:24 remaining to widen the margin to 33-6.

“It is one thing I have been working in the direction of for some time,” Wheeler stated. “Sadly, I did not get to play within the final sport, so my teammates helped me get into the tip zone twice and that is [something] I might be glad about.”