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Bears Grades: DL holds Rams offense to 45 rushing yards

After a week of hearing Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley compared to Adrian Peterson, Bears defensive linemen in particular was sick of it. “He’s a great running back,” said defensive end Jarvis Jenkins, “but in the end, any running back can be stopped.”

And Gurley was, shut down with 45 rushing yards (12 carries), no run longer than nine yards, and 44 yards receiving, but with 31 of those coming on the game’s third play. “He’d had something like three, four 100-yard games so we had to stop him. And we did.”

Bruce Gaston provided a stuff inside the St.