
The Chicago Bears appear to be going back to Jay Cutler at quarterback. Not by choice. Jimmy Clausen, who replaced Cutler in Week 16 amid a disastrous season, suffered a concussion and has been ruled out six days prior to playing the Minnesota Vikings. #Bears QB Jimmy Clausen will not play in Sunday’s season finale in Minnesota after suffering a concussion in yesterday’s loss to Lions. — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 22, 2014 [ Join FanDuel.com’s $2.5M Week 17 fantasy league: $25 to enter; top 21,840 teams paid ] The Cutler news comes via a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The #Bears plan to start QB Jay Cutler (again) on Sunday in their finale, with rookie David Fales serving as the backup, I’m told. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 22, 2014 So the Bears have an ugly situation that just turned (more) awkward again. Only fitting. Clausen sustained the concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit from Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah, which drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty, as Clausen scrambled on the Bears’ final drive of Sunday’s game. According to a Bears release, Clausen was examined by the Bears’ medical staff as well as the NFL’s “ATC spotter,” an athletic trainer who has access to replay reviews and whose job it is to spot potential head injuries and concussions. Clausen displayed no immediate signs of concussion after the hit or for the duration of the game but Sunday evening experienced some delayed aftereffects and was taken to a local hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion. After a slow start Sunday, Clausen played moderately well. He completed 23 of 39 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns, throwing