LAKE FOREST, In poor health. (AP) — Nick Foles made a powerful case for being the beginning quarterback for the Chicago Bears after a 30-26 comeback win Sunday over the Atlanta Falcons.

On Monday, coach Matt Nagy confirmed Foles had performed sufficient in a aid effort of Mitchell Trubisky and chosen the Tremendous Bowl 52 MVP because the Bears new beginning quarterback.

”He is our starter transferring ahead,” Nagy mentioned of Foles.

Foles had come on in aid of Trubisky following Blidi Wreh-Wilson’s interception within the third quarter, and led a rally from a 26-10 deficit.

Nagy mentioned frustration over the best way the offense was struggling within the first half and the interception led to his determination. However he was additionally irritated by the best way the Bears didn’t give you factors on their first drive of the sport when Cairo Santos missed a field-goal try. The coach had seen the sort of scenario too typically previously.

”We’re struggling on third down, we’ve 10 factors, and then you definately get to the third quarter and we’re struggling somewhat bit and it is an interception,” Nagy mentioned. ”And there is simply, you are down 16, it finally ends up being a intestine really feel, you already know what I imply?

”It is what we felt at the moment, what I felt. We went with it.”

Within the fourth quarter, Foles threw three landing passes together with a 28-yard TD in opposition to the blitz to Anthony Miller for the successful factors with just below two minutes remaining. The play was mainly ad-libbed by Foles with an adjustment made within the huddle to account for a blitz.

”That is a energy of his that he has,” Nagy mentioned. ”He is seen lots of totally different defenses and I feel that that will probably be one thing when it is performed the suitable approach could be very efficient.”

Foles was the Tremendous Bowl 52 MVP in a Philadelphia Eagles victory over the New England Patriots. He went to Jacksonville as a free agent final yr, struggled after a damaged collarbone and the Bears traded a fourth-round decide to get him largely due to his expertise with their model of offense.

Nagy mentioned his group benefited on Sunday from Foles’ expertise.

The Bears earlier within the sport had run the identical play Foles threw to Miller for the successful landing, however Trubisky had thrown the go and failed to finish it. Later Trubisky admitted to Nagy it was a nasty mistake.

”If you’re in these conditions, and a protection presents a sure look to you, you need to capitalize,” Nagy mentioned. ”And I feel we noticed one which capitalized – one play that did and one play that did not.

”I credit score Mitch for understanding that and admitting that, and that is simply a part of the sport.”

Trubisky has began for the Bears because the fifth sport of the 2017 season after being the group’s No. 1 draft decide, the second decide general that yr.

Trubisky had accomplished 13 of 22 for 128 yards with a landing Sunday earlier than the interception by Wreh-Wilson arrange a discipline objective for a 26-10 Atlanta lead.

Foles threw a 3-yard TD go to Jimmy Graham and a 37-yard TD strike to Allen Robinson earlier than the game-winning TD.

The Bears had rallied earlier within the season opener in opposition to Detroit in an analogous approach, overcoming a 17-point deficit within the fourth quarter with Trubisky at quarterback.

”I need to credit score each of these guys in yesterday’s scenario for being actually supportive of one another this entire time,” Nagy mentioned. ”At the same time as onerous as that was for Mitch to be instructed that Nick’s going to go in and play, Mitch was to his credit score simply an superior supporter of Nick the remainder of that sport.

”He flat-out instructed Nick, ‘I’ll have your again identical to you’ve got had mine from the beginning.’ ”

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