It looked like the Bears would make it to halftime trailing by five points, but their leaky defense cost them yet again.

Cairo Santos’ third field goal of the first half made it 14-9 with 26 seconds to play, but running back Emari Demercado sprinted 53 yards for a touchdown with four seconds left in the half. He was the third player to run for a touchdown in the first half, giving the Cardinals a 21-9 lead.

Tight end Trey McBride and running back Trey Benson have the other touchdowns, but running back James Conner has done most of the heavy lifting. He has 11 carries for 73 yards and the Cardinals rolled up 148 rushing yards on Sunday.

All that running comes with a defense that bends without breaking. The Bears reached Arizona territory four times, but they held on for three field goals and a sack by Xavier Thomas and LJ Collier forced a punt on the fourth drive into Cardinals land.

Caleb Williams is 11 of 24 for 137 yards and has dropped a number of passes when he has had time to deliver crisp throws from the pocket. The Bears will get the ball out of the break and they will have to find a better offensive formula if they want to get a road win on Sunday.