Week 1 at the Houston Texans (W, 28-14)
- Chicago was lucky to win this - the score is very misleading. Chicago's Special Teams (Hester with 2 KR TDs) and Defense (Jennings had a pick-6) helped Chicago win the season opener.
- The Bears' offense was very poor: Cutler's QB rating was 44.8, with 1 TD and 3 INTs; Texans' RB Arian Foster had better rushing ypc average than Forte; and the Texans had FIVE receivers (including Arian Foster) with more receptions than the Bears top WR, Brandon Marshall.
Week 2 hosting the San Francisco 49ers (W, 24-7)
- Cutler bounces back and carries Da Bears, showing just how dangerous this team can be when Cutler's at the top of his game; finishes with 3 TDs, 1 INT, and a 129.9 QB Rating.
- Forte also has a stellar game, rushing for 101 yards on 23 carries.
- Da Bears have 4 receivers with the most receptions, and Bears WR Brandon Marshall caught all 3 TD passes, had the most receptions in that game at 6. WR Devin Hester had the most receiving yards in the game at 82 yds.
- Chicago's defense stayed strong, keeping the 49ers to a meager 20% conversion rate on third down (compared to Chicago's 57%).
Week 3 at the New York Giants (W, 27-13)
- Another game where the score is misleading. The game was 13-10 for most of it until the Giants tied it at 13 early in the fourth quarter. Then, Chicago's offense springs to life: 14 unanswered points, sparked in large part to a huge Forte break-off run. Forte ends the game with 142 yards rushing on only 17 attempts. Backup RB Michael Bush also ran the ball well and had a run for a TD. Cutler (1 TD, 1 INT) and Eli Manning (0 TDs, 1 INT) were very similar at QB Rating (94.2 vs. 91.4); Manning had 346 passing yards (vs. 276 for Cutler).
Week 4 at Minnesota Vikings (simmed)(W, 27-10)
Week 5 - BYE Week
- Injuries: like the only other team with no current injuries in the NFL (NFC North rival Packers), the Bears are fortunate to have no injuries so far.
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