Midway through the third quarter, the Bears faced fourth-and-10 from the 33-yard line.
Rather than kick a 51-yard field goal into the south end zone, Matt Nagy decided to go for it — and quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw a three-yard pass.
Down only four, why didn’t he let rookie kicker Eddy Pineiro try a field goal?
Nagy said the kick was beyond the yardage number given to him by special teams coordinator at the end of halftime. Special teams coaches traditionally give their bosses a distance limit — the yardage from where their kicker feels comfortable, given the conditions — at the start of every half.