2-Minute drill: Cohen does it all for Bears

Ode to the Fridge: On a play dubbed “Freezer Left” in honor of William “Refrigerator” Perry, 332-pound defensive tackle Akiem Hicks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal, giving the Bears a 14-7 lead late in the first half.

“We’ve had that play in for weeks and we’ve been practicing it,” Nagy said. “The rain was coming down. There were some times down there on the field when the ball was slick. In that situation, that was the time that we felt like, No. 1, let’s get the snap under center, let’s give him a chance. He’s hard to stop down there getting that ball full steam ahead.”

Hicks became the first Bears defensive lineman to rush for a touchdown since Perry scored from the 1-yard line in Super Bowl XX.

On defense, Hicks recorded six tackles, one sack, one tackle-for-loss, two quarterback hits and one pass breakup.

Backup plan: Daniel completed 26 of 39 passes for 285 yards and one touchdown. But he also threw two interceptions—one of which was returned for a touchdown—fumbled four times and was sacked five times.

“We weren’t really in rhythm, we weren’t getting first downs,” Nagy said. “Starting the game with a pick-six is not how you want to start it. But to his credit and to the rest of the guys’ credit, they figured out a way to give us a chance at the end of the game.

“As hard as it felt throughout the game, he did everything we asked him to do. I appreciate how Chase has been through this whole time. It’s who we are as a team and I’ll never put a win or loss on one guy.”

Slow motion: Daniel Brown’s recovery of Cody Parkey’s onside kick late in Sunday’s game was the first by the Bears since Nov. 27, 2016 when Adrian Amos Jr. recovered a Connor Barth onside kick against the Titans.

“It does kind of feel like slow motion there,” Brown said. “Watch the ball off the tee the whole time. Cody put it in a soft spot., Once it crosses 10 yards, it’s anybody’s ball. You’ve just got to hop on it.”

Statistically speaking: Jordan Howard rushed for a team-high 76 yards on 16 carries with a long run of 25 yards. … Giants running back Saquon Barkley ran for 125 yards on 24 carries. … The Bears held the Giants to 103 yards in the first half but yielded 235 yards in the second half and overtime. … The Bears had a negative turnover differential for the first time this season. … The Bears converted just 2-of-15 third-down opportunities (13 percent) but were 4-of-5 on fourth down (80 percent).