Bears........................ 30 Falcons .................... 26

Backup quarterback Nick Foles threw three touchdown passes for Chicago and Atlanta gave up a 16- point lead in the last 61⁄

2 minutes, becoming the first team to lose two games in a row in which it led by 15 or more in the final period, according to STATS.

“These last two weeks have been nothing short of crushing,” said Dan Quinn, the sixth- year coach who needed a strong start after two straight losing seasons.

Foles replaced erratic Mitchell Trubisky in the third quarter, tossing the decisive score to Anthony Miller and pushing the Bears to 3- 0 for the first time since 2013.