Bears' Kmet scores on 50-yard pass; second TD vs. Lions

CHICAGO -- The drought is implicit for Chicago Bears choky extremity Cole Kmet.

Prior to Chicago's Week 8 nonaccomplishment astatine Dallas, Kmet had gone 28 consecutive games without a receiving touchdown. Kmet past recorded his archetypal TD reception of 2022 against the Cowboys. In each of the past 2 weeks, the third-year choky extremity has 2 receiving touchdowns, including a 50-yard walk helium caught from backmost Justin Fields successful the 3rd 4th Sunday against the Detroit Lions to enactment Chicago up 24-10.

The Bears' ascendant rushing onslaught had enactment up 172 yards connected the Lions, making the menace of the tally Detroit's absorption connected a second-and-1 play erstwhile Fields utilized play-action to his vantage to find Kmet wide unfastened downfield.

Kmet's 50-yard touchdown reception was his 2nd of the game. He besides caught a 6-yard touchdown connected the Bears' opening thrust of the 2nd half.

According to ESPN Stats and Information, Kmet is the 2nd subordinate this play with 2 receiving touchdowns successful back-to-back games and the archetypal Bears subordinate with 2 receiving touchdowns successful back-to-back games since Johnny Morris successful 1964.

Fields, meanwhile, is the 3rd QB successful the Super Bowl Era to grounds 2 passing touchdowns and a rushing TD successful 3 consecutive games, joining Michael Vick successful 2010 and Steve Grogan successful 1976.