The New York Giants (0-5), looking to avoid their first 0-6 season in 37 years, will travel to Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football.
The Giants have started their season 0-5 for the first time since the 1987 strike-shortened season, leading the league with 20 giveaways through five games, including 12 interceptions by QB Eli Manning.
The Giants lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 36-21, with Manning throwing three picks in the fourth quarter, going 24-for-52, 334 yards, and two touchdowns in the Giants losing effort. Manning has completed only 53.7 percent of his passes and been sacked 15 times.
"The guy is trying to play the best he can," said New York head coach Tom Coughlin. "He's certainly trying to do too much. He knows his team and he knows his responsibility. He's an extremely accountable guy and he's going to do everything he possibly can. Sometimes it's not to be done that way."
The Giants running game has been non-existent, averaging a league-low 56.8 rushing yards. The Giants, who will be without RB David Wilson after suffering a neck injury against Philadelphia and will go with a backfield combination of Brandon Jacobs, who ran 11 times for 37 yards against Philadelphia, and the recently re-signed Da'Rel Scott.
The Bears (3-2) are coming a two-game losing streak, going down to the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints in back-to-back weeks, after starting the season 3-0.
Jay Cutler went for 24-of-33 for 358 yards, with WR Alshon Jeffery going for a franchise-record 218 reception yards and a touchdown on 10 catches for the Bears. WR Brandon Marshall, who has expressed frustration during the teams rough patch, has caught 16 receptions for 161 yards and one touchdown in the last three games.
"I'm always going to be frustrated when our offense isn't number one in the league," said Marshall. I'm always going to be frustrated when we're losing."
The Bears defense can help the team rebound, leading the league with 14 takeaways including three defensive touchdowns this season, and looking to feast on the turnover-prone New York offense.
"'They know what type of team we are: We like to take the ball away,'' said CB Zack Bowman to the Chicago Sun-Times. "They're going to be very conscious and very aware of taking care of the football. But every team does that when they come in here, and we still find a way to take it away."
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The New York Giants-Chicago Bears Week 6 Thursday Night Football game can be seen on NFL Network, 8:25 p.m. EST.
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