A look at four Bears offensive plays from Thursday night’s sudden scoring explosion — and what worked in the 31-24 win against the Cowboys:
Why did quarterback Mitch Trubisky run more?
It starts with the way the Cowboys played the read-option. The “squeeze/scrape” strategy forces their defensive end lined up on the same side as the running back crash down on the handoff. The middle linebacker then “scrapes” over the top of the blockers to tackle the quarterback, if he keeps the ball.
Trubisky struggled earlier in the season in reading the end and deciding whether to hand the ball off in such situations.