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Cole Kmet Could Face Falcons

The Bears will be without wide receiver Darnell Mooney Sunday but Cole Kmet is questionable after getting in a partial practice on Friday.
Cole Kmet Could Face Falcons
Cole Kmet Could Face Falcons

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After missing two practices this week, Bears tight end Cole Kmet could still play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

The same can't be said for wide receiver Darnell Mooney.

Mooney remains in the concussion protocol and is out for the game on the Friday injury report. As a result, the Bears will need to lean heavily on rookie Tyler Scott, second-year receiver Velus Jones Jr. and Equanimeous St. Brown.

Kmet suffered a knee injury in the second quarter against the Arizona Cardinals after he had four catches for a career-high 107 yards. Kmet missed Wednesday and Thursday practices but was able to go through a partial practice on Friday. The Bears have listed him as questionable for the game. He has never missed a game in four seasons.

"Everything looks pretty good there so it's positive," coach Matt Eberflus said after Friday's practice.

The other questionable player is center Lucas Patrick, who went through a second straight limited practice on Friday after missing Wednesday practice. He has a knee injury.

Guard Teven Jenkins has been cleared from the concussion protocol after a week's worth of full practices and will play against Atlanta after missing the Arizona game. The Bears will have linebacker Noah Sewell (knee) and  St. Brown (pectoral) back for the game. Sewell missed consecutive games and St. Brown has been out since Nov. 27. Both have gone through a full week of practice and were pulled from the injury report.

Atlanta's right tackle Kaleb McGary is listed as questionable due to a right knee injury. McGary was unable to do a full practice this week. He would be lining up across from Bears defensive end Montez Sweat.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.