Recap: Atlanta vs. Chicago
By Sports Network
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Matt Ryan threw for two scores and orchestrated the game-winning drive late in the fourth, capped by a Michael Turner touchdown run, and Atlanta held on for a 21-14 win against the Chicago Bears at the Georgia Dome.
Ryan also threw two picks in what was a sloppy game on both sides for the better part of 50 minutes, but came through when it counted down the stretch. The second-year pro was coming off a career-best 329-yard performance in last Sunday's 45-10 shellacking of San Francisco, but Sunday threw for 185 yards on 19-of-33 passing in the narrow victory.
Tony Gonzalez and Roddy White each secured a TD pass among four-catch performances. White gained 56 yards, Gonzalez 52 and Turner ended with 30 yards on 13 carries with the go-ahead score for the Falcons (4-1), who produced a second straight win following their only loss of the season, September 27 to New England.
Jay Cutler completed 27-of-43 passes for 300 yards and two scores, but contributed two interceptions to the game's five turnovers. Greg Olsen hauled in Chicago's lone TD amid a five-catch, 57-yard outing. Devin Hester grabbed six throws for 83 yards in defeat.
Matt Forte was sufficiently bottled up, gaining 23 yards on 15 carries with five receptions for 37 yards. He also fumbled twice for the Bears (3-2), who were coming off a bye week and had won three straight since a season-opening loss to Green Bay.
Forte had fumbled only twice in 478 career touches both running and receiving before coughing it up on successive plays from the Atlanta one-yard line in the third quarter -- the second of which was recovered by the Falcons.
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