Eagles Beat Bears, Cutler Injured

By ESPN

Carson Wentz followed up an impressive NFL debut with another solid performance, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chicago Bears 29-14 on Monday night.

Wentz showed plenty of poise, just as he did in his debut against Cleveland.

Playing in the city where he was drafted by the Eagles with the No. 2 overall pick, he completed 21 of 34 passes and played turnover-free ball in his second straight game despite absorbing several big hits.

"Throughout the week, I just realized I'm going back to kind of where my life changed so to speak," Wentz said. "It was cool to be back here, especially to come out here with the win."

Ryan Mathews ran for two scores, and the Eagles (2-0) scored a pair of touchdowns late in the third quarter to break open a two-point game.
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While Philadelphia was pulling away, Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler walked to the locker room with a right thumb injury and did not return.

Cutler, who wore a protective cast on his right hand at the postgame news conference, said he would undergo further tests Tuesday.

"I'm concerned," he said. "As a quarterback, you need your right thumb."

Cutler said he aggravated the thumb injury earlier in the game and "couldn't really grip the ball," which he said contributed to him to throwing an interception to Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham with 36 seconds left in the third quarter.

That turned out to be his final play of the game, and he was replaced by Brian Hoyer.

"I couldn't get as much on it as I wanted to, to put it over the top of that 'backer," Cutler said of the interception. "It was unfortunate, hurt the team. I knew I was putting the team, especially the offense, in jeopardy at that point. ... I knew my day was done."

Before Cutler left the field, television cameras caught him in a brief confrontation with injured outside linebacker Pernell McPhee on the sideline. McPhee, one of the Bears' leaders on defense, is on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury.

"I'm fine with that," Cutler said. "He's a passionate guy. Everyone has a lot invested into this, and he does as well. No one likes to lose. No one likes to lose in that fashion. He's upset. I'm upset."

Thursday, September 22 Schedule (Time Central)

Houston at New England, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, September 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

Arizona at Buffalo, noon

Oakland at Tennessee, noon

Cleveland at Miami, noon

Baltimore at Jacksonville, noon

Detroit at Green Bay, noon

Denver at Cincinnati, noon

Minnesota at Carolina, noon

Washington at New York, noon

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

New York at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

San Diego at Indianapolis, 3:25 p.m

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, September 26 Schedule (Time Central)

Atlanta at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.