Surging Cardinals beat the Bears 29-9 for 3rd straight victory

Emari Demercado ran 53 yards for a touchdown conscionable earlier halftime, James Conner added 107 yards connected nan crushed and nan surging Arizona Cardinals put together a ascendant 29-9 triumph complete nan Chicago Bears connected Sunday

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Emari Demercado ran 53 yards for a touchdown conscionable earlier halftime, James Conner added 107 yards connected nan crushed and nan surging Arizona Cardinals put together a ascendant 29-9 triumph complete nan Chicago Bears connected Sunday.

The Cardinals (5-4) person won 3 successful a statement for nan first clip successful 3 seasons.

It's different reliable nonaccomplishment for nan Bears (4-4), who person dropped 2 straight. They mislaid to nan Commanders 18-15 past week connected a Hail Mary and were burned erstwhile again arsenic nan timepiece was winding down against nan Cardinals, though this lapse came successful nan last seconds of nan first half.

Chicago rookie backmost Caleb Williams was sacked six times, completing 22 of 41 passes for 216 yards. The Bears had conscionable 241 yards total.

Arizona took a 21-9 halftime lead aft Demercado sewage loose for a game-changing 53-yard touchdown run pinch 4 seconds remaining. The Cardinals started nan thrust pinch 26 seconds remaining pursuing Chicago's section goal.

Kyler Murray completed a fewer short passes earlier Demercado darted done nan mediate of nan defense and past sprinted down nan correct sideline for nan touchdown, turning a tight crippled into a overmuch much comfortable advantage.

It was 1 of 2 backbreaking mistakes for Chicago's defense precocious successful nan 2nd quarter. The Cardinals were starring conscionable 7-6 pinch 3:40 remaining successful nan half and looked arsenic if they were going to person to settee for a section goal, but Chicago's Gervon Dexter Sr. was flagged for trying to usage a defender arsenic leverage to leap into nan aerial and artifact nan kick.

That gave Arizona a caller group of downs and nan Cardinals cashed successful pinch Trey Benson's 1-yard touchdown tally conscionable 3 plays later.

The Cardinals controlled nan 2nd half, extending nan lead to 27-9 connected Chad Ryland's 2 section goals, 1 from 55 yards. Arizona linebacker Zaven Collins had 2 of nan team's six sacks.

Murray completed 13 of 20 passes for 154 yards.

Arizona took a 7-0 lead precocious successful nan first 4th erstwhile tight extremity Trey McBride took a handoff for a 2-yard touchdown run. Chicago's Cairo Santos made 3 section goals successful nan first half, 2 from 53 yards.

Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson was not successful nan starting lineup pursuing his intelligence lapse past week, though he did yet play overmuch of nan game.

Stevenson apologized aft having his backmost turned and motioning to nan crowd pinch 2 seconds near erstwhile nan Commanders snapped nan shot connected a Hail Mary that gave them an 18-15 triumph past Sunday.

Bears: DL Montez Sweat (shin) and DB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) were among nan team's 7 inactives. ... CB Terrel Smith (ankle) near nan crippled successful nan first half and didn't return. ... DL Andrew Billings (chest) near successful nan 2nd half and didn't return.

Cardinals: CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (neck) and DL Darius Robinson (calf) were among nan team's six inactives.

Bears: Host New England connected Sunday.

Cardinals: Host nan New York Jets connected Sunday.

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