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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Nothing has come easy for the New York Giants this season, even the games they are supposed to win.The difference this year is they are winning the close games, a big change from previous seasons.Eli Manning threw a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie Sterling Shepard in the third quarter as the Giants rallied for their fifth straight win with a 22-16 decision Sunday over the Chicago Bears in a gusty MetLife Stadium.New York (7-3) remains two games behind the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East.We did find a way, thats the resiliency of this team, guard Marshall Newhouse said. In the past wed lose a lot of close games, now we are winning a lot of close games. People see that as a negative and I dont see why. Obviously there is stuff to improve on, but if you can play, maybe not playing your best, and you win, thats a positive.Manning (21 of 36 for 227) also threw a third-quarter touchdown to Will Tye, Rashad Jennings scored on a 2-yard run and Robbie Gould kicked a 46-yard field goal on a day he missed two extra points.The Giants got a second-half shutout from their defense and a game-clinching interception from Landon Collins .After taking a surprising 16-6 lead, injuries on the offensive line finally caught up with the Bears (2-8) and left Jay Cutler under constant pressure.The winning streak is New Yorks longest in the regular season since 2010, while the Bears starts matches their worst since 2002.This one is going to be a hard one to swallow, said Cutler, who was 17 of 30 for 252 yards and sacked four times. These games that you lose when you definitely have a chance at the end to win, those are the ones that kind of keep you up at night.Down 16-9 at the half, the Giants grabbed the lead in the third quarter, scoring on their first two possessions. The second featured a third-down scramble by Manning and 48-yard pass to Victor Cruz on the next play. Manning ran toward the line on what looked like another run, then found Cruz behind the defense.Shepard split a seam in the middle of the Bears defense three plays later, but Gould missed the extra point keeping things tense.Well take it as it comes, Cruz said. Were continuing to rally these victories and continuing to build on them. With every victory, with every week, were getting stronger as a team. Thats what you want to see.Chicago got to the New York 30 in the final two minutes but Jason Pierre-Paul had a 13-yard sack and Cutler was picked off by Collins, his fifth interception in the last four games.I even told some guys that it is time to blow up, it is on us, and guys responded, said Pierre-Paul, whose 2 1/2 sacks were his best performance since injuring a hand in a fireworks accident last year. I responded myself. I cant just do the talking, I have to show up and we came out with a win.Cutler found Miller for a 19-yard TD on the opening possession. A 34-yard pass to Miller set up Barths 40-yard field goal and Langfords short TD lunge put Chicago ahead halfway through the second quarter.GOING FOR IT: A couple of fourth-down gambles got the Giants nine points in the half. A 15-yard pass to Shepard on a fourth-and-2 at the Bears 17, set up Jennings TD run. A 5-yard pass to Jennings on fourth-and-2 at Bears 33 set up Goulds 46-yard field goal with 3:33 left in the half.INJURIES: Leonard Floyd, the Bears first round draft pick from Georgia, was removed from the field on a stretcher with 5:53 to go against the Giants with a neck injury. He gave a thumbs-up to teammates leaving the field and returned Sunday night to Chicago after being released from a hospital, the Bears said. ... Miller had to leave the game early in the second half with a possible broken foot. ... Giants receiver Roger Lewis Jr. and Bears cornerback CreVon LeBlanc left in the first-half with concussions.ACTIVE-INACTIVE: Cruz returned to the lineup after missing a game with an ankle injury. Tight end Larry Donnell was a healthy scratch for the first time this season. ... Bears right tackle Bobbie Massie (concussion), nose tackle Eddie Goldman (ankle) and defensive end Mitch Unrein (back) were inactive. ... Chicago receiver Alshon Jeffery served the first game of a four-game suspension for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. Bears also were missing guard Kyle Long, who was placed on injured reserve last week with an ankle and shoulder injuries.UP NEXT:Bears: Host the Titans and Marcus Mariota on Sunday.Giants: Start two-game road trip with a trip to winless Cleveland on Sunday.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Ron Hextall Flyers Jersey . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Bernie Parent Flyers Jersey . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. 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Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week.Shaun Maloney and Steven Whittaker will join up with the Scotland squad for Tuesdays match against Denmark. Goalkeeper Scott Bain and defender Paul Caddis are also staying with the group for Tuesdays Sky Live friendly after Thursdays win over Czech Republic. Cardiffs David Marshall has withdrawn with pneumonia while Marseilles on loan striker Steven Fletcher, who missed out in Prague through illness, is expected to meet up with squad and may yet feature against the Danes. Gordon Strachan is preparing his side for the World Cup qualifiers against England, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta as the Scots bid to reach the 2018 finals in Russia; should they do so, it would be their first major finals appearance since 1998. Marseille striker Steven Fletcher is also back in the reckoning Strachan included 10 uncapped players in his two pools for these two games, with fixtures away to Italy and France on 29 May and 4 June, respectively, to come.ddddddddddddCoach Stuart McCall was encouraged by the win over the Czechs saying: It was nice to get a clean sheet and to go to the Czech Republic and win 1-0 is terrific. There were some bright individual performances, Allan McGregor was outstanding on the night. Allan McGregor was in good form in Prague on Thursday night Ross McCormack showed he can play up there on his own if need be and Matt Phillips, when he came on, is a bit different to what we have, a lot of strength and pace.But all in all there were a lot of good things came out of it. Other things that we have looked at already, things that we need to improve on, which we will be able to show the second group. Also See: Czech Rep 0-1 Scotland Strachan: Players should be proud ' ' '