3 and out: Bears hold on against Giants to secure 2-0 start

Takeaways following the Chicago Bears' 17-13 win against the Giants on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Three moments that mattered

1. 4th Down, 4th Quarter Mayhem: With 48 seconds left, the Bears defense was faced with a 4th-and-4 with the Giants needing a go-ahead touchdown without any timeouts. Daniel Jones converted it to Dion Lewis for a first down.

The Giants later had a 4th-and-1 at the Bears' 16-yard-line, which again was converted on another clutch Jones' pass. The Giants stopped the clock with eight seconds left. Jones hit Lewis again for a small pick up, but only had four seconds left.

Jones' final pass was broken up. A flag was thrown as the game concluded, but it was deemed offensive pass interference and the game concluded after an eventful finish.

The Bears can't make it easy on themselves can they?

2. Cairo Santos missed field goal: After a suspect decision by Matt Nagy to pass on 3rd-and-2 on the Giants' 36-yard line, which fell incomplete, the Bears went for it again with 3:49 left. Trubisky's initial pass was batted in the air and right tackle Bobbie Massie – of all people – happened to be in the perfect spot to catch it for the highly unusual conversion.

But, it was for naught when Santos missed wide on a 50-yard field goal attempt with 2:02 left.

3. Eddie Jackson Pick-Six that Wasn't: Appearing to give the Bears a much needed defensive touchdown with 9:57 remaining in the fourth quarter on a pick-six, Eddie Jackson instead was tagged for defensive pass interference, negating the score.

The Giants eventually tacked on a field goal to make it 17-13 with 7:43 remaining in the game.

Three things that worked

1. Trubisky getting receivers involved: At the half, nine different receivers had at least one reception. Allen Robinson, the subject of potential trade rumors and his contract situation all week, led with three catches at the half.

Rookie wideout Darnell Mooney and tight end Cole Kmet began to emerge early on as well. Mooney, after his three catch NFL debut last week, caught a 15-yard touchdown before the half. Kmet made his first NFL reception in the second quarter.

Trubisky was 13 of 18 for 159 yards and two touchdowns at the half. Trubisky cooled off considerably since and finished 18 for 28 with 190 yards and two interceptions.

2. Third-down efficiency: After a dismal 2-for-11 showing last week in the win over Detroit, the Bears began the afternoon 4 for 4. By halftime, they were 7 of 10. They finished 9 for 16 for the game.

3. Bears' pass rush: Robert Quinn missed the opener with an ankle injury, but made his presence felt immediately. On his first snap of the game midway through the first quarter, Quinn strip sacked Jones and Khalil Mack recovered, eventually leading to a field goal and an early 10-point lead.

Brought in to be a difference maker opposite Mack on a five-year, $70 million free agent contract, Quinn will be counted on to be the top-end pass-rusher former first rounder Leonard Floyd didn't quite amount to.

The Bears sacked Jones four times Sunday after getting to Matthew Stafford just once last week.

Three things that didn't

1. Fourth-down defense: Think that fourth quarter will be a focus in the defensive meeting rooms this week? The Giants nearly pulled off the upset because they converted all three of their fourth downs. While we lauded the Bears' pass rush above, the defense was on their heels for that final quarter.

2. Cairo Santos: After a reliable season-opener, the kicking woes reared their ugly head again for the Bears. Santos missed a crucial 50-yard field goal attempt that would've given the Bears a seven-point lead approaching the two minute warning.

While we would say his performance through two games has been solid considering Eddy Pineiro's injury forced him into the lineup, those are the types of misses late that can't happen.

3. Anthony Miller: After a stellar Week 1 performance with a clutch touchdown late, Miller was targeted three times with no receptions by mid third quarter. Luckily for the Bears, others picked up the slight slack but getting Miller going more consistently should be a focus moving forward. He's too talented to go catchless.

What's next?

The Bears pay a visit to Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3. Kickoff is at noon Sunday. The Bears fell to the Falcons in the 2017 season opener, 23-17.