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Top 10: First half plays
Senior writer Larry Mayer ranks the Bears' top 10 plays from the first half of the season.
![Running back Jordan Howard sets up Connor Barth's game-winning field goal in overtime Oct. 15 in Baltimore with a 53-yard run.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/rgkufjolqbcouid9qero.jpg)
Running back Jordan Howard sets up Connor Barth's game-winning field goal in overtime Oct. 15 in Baltimore with a 53-yard run.
![Running back Tarik Cohen shows why he's nicknamed "The Human Joystick" on a dazzling 36-yard run in overtime Sept. 24 against the Steelers. It initially appeared it was a 73-yard TD, but Cohen stepped out of bounds at the Pittsburgh 37.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ju63oxfafynhjrzrf9pj.jpg)
Running back Tarik Cohen shows why he's nicknamed "The Human Joystick" on a dazzling 36-yard run in overtime Sept. 24 against the Steelers. It initially appeared it was a 73-yard TD, but Cohen stepped out of bounds at the Pittsburgh 37.
![With the Bears trailing the Saints late in the fourth quarter, safety Adrian Amos rips the ball away from running back Mark Ingram and recovers the fumble as well.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/p4lqz3uhfazst4g42ueg.jpg)
With the Bears trailing the Saints late in the fourth quarter, safety Adrian Amos rips the ball away from running back Mark Ingram and recovers the fumble as well.
![Safety Eddie Jackson scores his first NFL touchdown, scooping up a fumble and returning it 75 yards Oct. 22 in a victory over the Panthers at Soldier Field.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/km5g4qxity7y5vcuocij.jpg)
Safety Eddie Jackson scores his first NFL touchdown, scooping up a fumble and returning it 75 yards Oct. 22 in a victory over the Panthers at Soldier Field.
![Safety Eddie Jackson intercepts a deflected pass and returns it 76 yards for a TD Oct. 22 in a win over the Panthers. It was Jackson's second touchdown of the game.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/ximay0z3f9bbs8fxj7h9.jpg)
Safety Eddie Jackson intercepts a deflected pass and returns it 76 yards for a TD Oct. 22 in a win over the Panthers. It was Jackson's second touchdown of the game.
![Adrian Amos returns an interception 90 yards for a TD Oct. 15 in Baltimore.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/tt40cddryswduuw90r21.jpg)
Adrian Amos returns an interception 90 yards for a TD Oct. 15 in Baltimore.
![Punter Pat O'Donnell tosses a 38-yard touchdown pass to Benny Cunningham off a fake punt Oct. 9 against the Vikings at Soldier Field.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/imvapcmefzngrcggaat0.jpg)
Punter Pat O'Donnell tosses a 38-yard touchdown pass to Benny Cunningham off a fake punt Oct. 9 against the Vikings at Soldier Field.
![Running back Jordan Howard rumbles 19 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give the Bears a stunning 23-17 win over the Steelers Sept. 24 at Soldier Field.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/dmvyvtetmz4mkevpcme5.jpg)
Running back Jordan Howard rumbles 19 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give the Bears a stunning 23-17 win over the Steelers Sept. 24 at Soldier Field.
![Mitchell Trubisky scores on a trick two-point conversion Oct. 9 vs. Vikings.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/j93hbx8z93r5wu9kso3a.jpg)
Mitchell Trubisky scores on a trick two-point conversion Oct. 9 vs. Vikings.
![Tarik Cohen throws a 21-yard TD pass to Zach Miller Oct. 15 in Baltimore.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/bears/cynxsbqy2juyd16dz2ts.jpg)
Tarik Cohen throws a 21-yard TD pass to Zach Miller Oct. 15 in Baltimore.