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The favored Chicago Bears were chasing the Buffalo Bills for most of the afternoon Sunday at Soldier Field. In the end, the Bills prevailed 23-20 in overtime on a 27-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter.

The Bears tied the game 20-20 when Robbie Gould kicked a 37-yard field goal with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

“We didn’t finish drives and we turned the ball over and put our defense in tough positions,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said.

The game was marred by turnovers. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (34-for-49, 349 yards, two TDs) had two passes intercepted. Bills quarterback EJ Manuel had a pass intercepted by Chris Conte.

“Turnovers and penalties … those things will kill you,” Cutler said.

The Bears took a 7-0 lead on their opening drive as Cutler connected with Martellus Bennett from 12 yards out. The Bills answered with a 2-yard TD run by Manuel.

Matt Forte rushed for 82 yards on 17 carries and had eight catches for 87 yards.

The Bears played much of the game without offensive linemen Matt Slauson and Roberto Garza, both of whom sustained ankle injuries, Trestman said. Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery also missed much of the second half with a hamstring injury.

The Bills led 17-7 at the half as Carpenter kicked a 50-yard field goal and C.J. Spiller scored on a seven-yard pass from Manuel.

The Bears tied it at 17 on a 41-yard Gould field goal and an 11-yard TD catch by Brandon Marshall.

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