Bears coach Matt Nagy noticed a home-field disadvantage last week at Soldier Field.
The Giants drove from their 5-yard line late in the third quarter inside the Bears 5 early in the fourth quarter with the Bears leading 17-3. On third-and-goal from the 1, Daniel Jones threw an incomplete pass. On fourth-and-goal from the 1, running back Dion Lewis scored to cut the Bears lead to 17-10.
“Our defense is standing there, backed up at the 1-yard line with the offense in the huddle getting ready to go,” Nagy said. “There’s a break [after the incompletion] and it’s dead quiet.