Butler Does It for Bears in 6-0 Victory
Kevin Butler accounted for the only points with field goals of 52 and 48 yards as the Chicago Bears beat the winless Atlanta Falcons, 6-0, Sunday.
Butler’s 52-yarder in the third quarter matched his career high, and put the Falcons (0-5) in a position of needing a touchdown to win in the final quarter.
Atlanta drove to the Chicago eight-yard line in the final minute, but lost the ball on downs with 1:25 to play.
In the sixth game this season won by a team that did not score a touchdown, the Bears (2-2) took over and ran out the clock.
Falcon quarterback Bobby Hebert left the game after three quarters because of an elbow injury. He completed 15 of 22 passes for 139 yards, with two interceptions.
The second interception was by Donnell Woolford, who returned it 17 yards to the Chicago 25. Jim Harbaugh completed three passes and Neal Anderson had a 12-yard gain to set up Butler’s 52-yarder.
Penalties nullified Butler’s first two field-goal attempts before he made one from 48 yards early in the second quarter.
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