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Top 10: Contributors vs. Seahawks
Sunday's exciting 25-24 comeback win over the Seahawks was a true team effort. With that in mind, senior writer Larry Mayer ranks the top 10 players who contributed to the victory.
(10) Larry Borom, left tackle
After fellow rookie Teven Jenkins exited with a shoulder injury, Borom came in off the bench and delivered a key block on Khalil Herbert's 20-yard TD run in the third quarter.
(9) Roquan Smith, inside linebacker
Smith had yet another productive game, leading the Bears defense with nine tackles and two tackles-for-loss.
(8) Dazz Newsome, receiver/return specialist
The rookie sixth-round pick returned a punt 28 yards to the Seahawks' 15, setting up David Montgomery's 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter.
(7) Khalil Herbert, running back
The rookie sixth-round pick had only three touches, but he turned one of them into a key 20-yard touchdown run that drew the Bears to within 17-14 midway through the third quarter.
(6) Germain Ifedi, right tackle
The Bears averted disaster two plays before Jimmy Graham's fourth-quarter TD reception when Ifedi alertly recovered a fumble that resulted from a strip/sack of Nick Foles on first-and-10 from the Seahawks' 11.
(5) David Montgomery, running back
The bruising running back generated 106 yards from scrimmage (45 rushing, 61 receiving) and scored the Bears' first touchdown on a 1-yard run, knotting the score 7-7 early in the second quarter.
(4) Robert Quinn, outside linebacker
With the Bears trailing 24-17 late, Quinn sacked Russell Wilson for a 13-yard loss and Jason Myers followed on the next snap by missing a 39-yard field goal wide left, keeping it a one-possession game.
(3) Jimmy Graham, tight end
The future Hall of Famer took advantage of a size mismatch in hauling in the game-winning TD pass from Foles on third-and-14 with just 1:01 remaining against Graham's former team.
(2) Damiere Byrd, receiver
After Graham's TD reception, Byrd made a sensational catch of Foles' two-point conversion pass in the back of the end zone with defenders draped all over him to give the Bears the 25-24 victory.
(1) Nick Foles, quarterback
The 10-year veteran engineered a game-winning 6-play, 80-yard drive that he capped with the 15-yard TD strike a Jimmy Graham, followed by connecting with Byrd for the decisive two-point conversion.
