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Rookies accounted for all three takeaways the defense produced as safety Harold Jones-Quartey had an interception and forced fumble, linebacker Jonathan Anderson registered a forced fumble and linebacker John Timu had two fumble recoveries.
All three of those players entered the NFL this year as undrafted free agents, Timu and Anderson with the Bears and Jones-Quartey with the Arizona Cardinals.
"We don't really think about us being rookies going out there playing," Timu said. "It's just a matter of a team, a Chicago Bears team, each having each other's back and going out there being well-prepared and executing well.