CHICAGO — Leonard Fournette never touched the ball.
LeSean McCoy was inactive.
Ronald Jones showed up — again.
While Tampa Bay’s high-profile running backs were non-factors Thursday night, Jones went over 100 yards rushing for the second straight game. But the Buccaneers stalled in the second half of a 20-19 loss to the Chicago Bears.
“We definitely left a lot of points on the board,” Jones said. “Tonight, we kept shooting ourselves in the foot, so ultimately it cost us the game.”
Tampa Bay (3-2) signed McCoy in August and Fournette in September, but the 23-year-old Jones has been the team’s most consistent back so far.