NOTES: Bears RB Ka’Deem Carey exited in the third quarter with a concussion after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Denver’s T.J. Ward….
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It’s no secret that there was a few tension between Fox and Broncos president John Elway after an embarrassing home loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the divisional round of the playoffs last season. “And you can quote that”. Jacksonville is 3-6 – and only a game out of first place.
RUSH DEFENSE: F – Denver’s running attack came in ranked 29th and with Osweiler at quarterback the Bears knew there would be a big effort to run the ball. The Bears may have gone 79 yards on the Broncos’ No. 1 defense, but did they go 100?
The stage was set for one of the greatest games in the history of Monday Night Football. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler scrambled for 15 yards and Aqib Talib tackled him. He’s fast as linebackers goes, but he’s a linebacker nonetheless. With Alshon Jeffery’s status up in the air for a second straight week, Jay Cutler could have to lean on his tight ends, Bennett and the emerging Zach Miller. At times he gives off an “I don’t give a damn” feeling, and looks like he just quits, which infuriates fans. Cutler underthrew the ball a tad, but Wilson got no separation and Trevathan beat him to the ball. Trevathan nabbed it, then returned it to the Bears’ 25.
The Broncos didn’t score as Hillman tripped over Osweiler near the goal line, but that doesn’t take away Trevathan’s athletic feat.
Chicago’s five sacks against the Broncos were the team’s most since Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season, according to ChicagoFootball.com’s Kevin Fishbain.
Wide receiver Eddie Royal (knee) is the lone player to have already been ruled out. “It was a good run, no doubt”, Fox said. He knows what they like to do, what they don’t like to do.
“When you get your first start, you’re trying to go out there and prove something, so we want to make sure he’s not proving anything against us”, Acho said. They have played together. “This year it’s been the same thing. We just have to correct it. It’s that simple”.
The decision followed the Broncos’ converting a third-and-8 from the Bears 10 for a touchdown that left the Bears down 17-9. When I worked for the Carolina Panthers from 2003 to 2007, I watched Fox lead the team to a pair of NFC Championship Games and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVIII with Jake Delhomme at quarterback, largely due to his ability to win in an unorthodox but conservative fashion.
“It’s building trust in each other”, Latimer said.
-Bears SS Adrian Amos, who is without an interception this year, vs. Broncos TE Vernon Davis, who has two catches in two games for Denver since being traded by San Francisco.
Sunday, the suddenly-reeling Broncos play against their old coach, in Chicago. I think I made the right call. “We didn’t let them in a couple of times when they were down there and I think that just shows the type of football we like to play on defense and what we can do when we have our back against the wall”.
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“There are a lot of people here who I feel like are familiar with their personnel, and that is helpful”, Long said.
