Post Game Thread: Indianapolis Colts (0-1-0) at Chicago Bears (1-0-0) W41-21

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Bears Win 41-21


Bears 1-0-0 Colts 0-1-0

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You did this before I could.
 

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Expect Rory Sparrow to completely dismissed this win tomorrow. Just forewarning all of you.
 

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My opinion, Jennings DPOTG and Forte OPOTG. CuttyMarsh looking nice too =)
 

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Obviously, we did a lot of good things. But I don't think we should get overly confident and arrogant. This is a bad Colts team and we were fortunate that their best defensive player got injured early in the game. Good preview of what our passing game could look like in the future though.
 

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Obviously, we did a lot of good things. But I don't think we should get overly confident and arrogant. This is a bad Colts team and we were fortunate that their best defensive player got injured early in the game. Good preview of what our passing game could look like in the future though.
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We did what we were suppose to do obviously. And I hope it benefited Urlacher greatly to rest most of the 2nd half.

@ Green Bay is our real test...GB likely won't get to rest any of their guys today either with a tough game against SF.
 
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I thought the refereeing job was going to be much worse. I was pleasantly surprised.
 
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Jeffrey looks damn good.

But I'll tell you. Brandon Marshall is effing awesome on so many levels. I can't believe we have him. Cutler/Marshall is going to be one damn awesome combo. Best reciever arguably top 5i, in NFL. Fucking amazing. Even Jwebb started getting in faces of Colts. Hell yeah!
 

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Shoutout to everyone who made the IGT the highest posted IGT in the Bears forum.

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Anyone have any news on Tillman's Injury. I havent been able to find anything. thanks fr the info and help
 

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Wow nearly every pass was deeper than 10 yards. I love that change from decades past. And Cutler had time!
 

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How did o-line play throughout the game? Didn't get to watch today. Saw that our Offense looked offensive early then got much better.
 

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The Bears 41 points were the most scored by the Bears since a 48-24 victory over the Lions in week 4 of the 2009 season.
 

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Cutler could have easily had 4 TD's with the Bennett call being overturned and the Marshall drop that ended up being PI. It was scary early on though as he did his Rex Grossman impersonation.
 

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How did o-line play throughout the game? Didn't get to watch today. Saw that our Offense looked offensive early then got much better.

Pretty good. When it came to the important times (after beginning debacles), they held up well. When the team let up some with the lead, their run blocking seemed to suffer considerably, as wella s their pass blocking (not as much).
 

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Anyone have any news on Tillman's Injury. I havent been able to find anything. thanks fr the info and help
I'd like to know as well since Hayden got abused somewhat. Just the same I'm not complaining about the defensive performance. If they only give up 14 on Tbhursday that'll be just fine.
 

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Game 1 Recap and Thoughts

via ESPN.Com-Jay Cutler leads rout as Bears spoil Andrew Luck's NFL debut
Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall weren't about to let Andrew Luck upstage them in their first game back together.

Cutler threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns, Marshall added 119 yards receiving with a TD, and the Chicago Bears spoiled Luck's debut, beating the Indianapolis Colts 41-21 Sunday in the season opener.

Matt Forte ran for 80 yards and a touchdown to go with 40 yards receiving. Newcomer Michael Bush added two TD runs, and the defense did its part, holding Luck in check.

He was 23 of 45 for 309 yards with a 4-yard TD pass to Donnie Avery early in the fourth. But Luck also got picked off three times -- twice by Tim Jennings -- in an up-and-down start for a rookie with huge shoes to fill. All he has to do is prove the Colts were right to take him with the No. 1 pick in the draft and part with Peyton Manning after he missed last season with a neck injury.

Reggie Wayne, one of Manning's old targets, caught nine passes for 135 yards. But it was a familiar result for a team with new management and a new coach in Chuck Pagano after winning just two games.

Then again, it was hardly a surprise.

The Bears are aiming high, and they wound up with their highest point total since they scored 48 in a win over Detroit on Oct. 4, 2009.
With their Pro Bowl running back and strong-armed quarterback leading the way, they racked up 428 yards -- 287 while building a 10-point halftime lead -- in their first game with Mike Tice as coordinator.

Forte's 6-yard run early in the third quarter and Robbie Gould's field goal after LaVon Brazill fumbled away the ensuing kickoff made it 34-14.
Cutler shook off a rough start and completed 21 of 35 passes. He got sacked by Robert Mathis for a 12-yard loss on the game's first play from scrimmage, a familiar site for the Bears, and had an interception returned 3 yards for a touchdown by Jerrell Freeman on the second possession. But Chicago caught a big break when the Colts' Dwight Freeney sprained an ankle in the first quarter.

The Bears are eyeing a playoff run after injuries wrecked a promising season a year ago, sending them to an 8-8 finish. New general manager Phil Emery revamped the roster and brought in a go-to receiver, reuniting Cutler with his old friend from Denver in Marshall in that blockbuster trade with Miami.

One big concern is Brian Urlacher's left knee after he initially injured it in the finale last season and had it scoped last month. The eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker practiced this week for the first time since July 31 and got pulled from this game after things got out of hand.
Pro Bowl cornerback Charles Tillman limped off the field and appeared to be favoring his right leg after Indianapolis punted on its first possession. He came back for the next defensive series but sat out the rest of the way.

The Colts were missing receiver Austin Collie, who was held out because of a concussion, and their defense took a hit when Freeney rolled his ankle on a low block early in the game.

That happened on the Bears' first scoring drive, which wiped out a 7-0 deficit and quieted the groans that were rumbling through Soldier Field.
That sack on Cutler was an all-too-familiar sight, and Freeman's touchdown return on a short swing pass intended for Forte to start the second possession wasn't what the Bears had in mind.

They quickly erased that deficit, with a 32-yard run around the left end by Forte and a 15-yard spin through the middle leading to Bush's 1-yard scoring run. And they grabbed a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter on Cutler's 3-yard pass to Marshall. That came after a neat one-handed grab by Forte, who leapfrogged a defender while turning a short pass into a 31-yard gain.

A deep pass by Luck intended for Donnie Avery got picked off by a leaping Tim Jennings. That led to a field goal by Gould, making it a 10-point game, before an 18-yard run by Donald Brown late in the half pulled Indianapolis within 17-14.

Bush's scoring run from the 1 in the closing minute of the half made it 24-14 and it stayed that way when the Colts' Adam Vinatieri missed a 37-yard field goal in the final seconds.

My Thoughts-Overall it could have been better because of the rough start and how the defense played soft in spots especially near the end of the 1st half but they did a great job causing turnovers as one would expect from the Tampa 2 Defense. Tim Jennings was the MVP on defense picking off 2 Andrew Luck passes and almost had 3 but a pass was out of his reach but stayed in the air long enough for Chris Conte to catch it. Jennings also had 4 tackles and 4 pass breakups. Henry Melton on the D Line was in beast mode sacking Luck twice while recording 3 tackles for a loss. Kelvin Hayden and Major Wright led the team in tackles with 7 each. For a defense that gives up tons of yards, they were impressive getting 5 turnovers and limiting Indy to just 63 rushing yards.

Offensively, everything seemed bad early as mentioned but Cutler looked like a man on a mission after that 1st quarter! Him and Marshall already are looking like the dangerous connection that they were in Denver together, 9 times they hooked up for 119 yards and a touchdown. Alshon Jeffery had tons of running room for his 3 catches as he chewed up 80 yards and scored. That dual back threat of Forte and Bush had it going too with 3 TDs and 122 yards combined in 28 carries. Bad beginning but an excellent overall performance from the offense.

What are your thoughts Bear fans?
 

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