Much like the Bears, the San Francisco 49ers lost their starting quarterback on Sunday to an apparent concussion. As of now, the status of Alex Smith is up in the air for their showdown with the Bears on Monday Night Football. Following Smith’s concussion in the second quarter, second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick filled in admirably, [...]
Tuesday was the Bears‘ deadline for Johnny Knox to return from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, but his health hasn’t improved enough, meaning Knox will not find his way onto the field this season (per the Chicago Tribune). Knox was injured last season against the Seattle Seahawks when he suffered an injured vertebra, [...]
Much like the Chicago Bears, the Houston Texans rely on their stout defense to carry their sometimes sputtering offense. The Texans’ defense has been giving up just 285 yards of offense per game, good enough for third best in the league. Just like the Bears, they are great at getting to the quarterback, racking up [...]
Sunday night in Chicago two of the leagues best teams will face off when the Houston Texans (7-1) take on the Bears (7-1). The two teams have had success this year with their ability to run the football and to play dominating defense. Both offenses have the ability to put up big points and will [...]
Sunday night in Chicago will be a battle between two 7-1 teams, the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears. Much like the Bears, the Texans have relied heavily on their stellar defense, but the also have an offense with the potential to put up big numbers. The focal point of a Texans offense that averages [...]
During this past off-season, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler finally got the big receiving weapon he had wanted since his arrival in Chicago in his former Denver teammate, Brandon Marshall. In the team’s first seven games this season, Cutler and Marshall have connected on 50 passes for 675 yards and four touchdowns. In his first two [...]
After a surprising 9-7 finish to last season, the Titans were expected to compete in the AFC South. After eight games this season, they sit 3-5 with one of the worst defenses in the league. This season, they are 30th in the league in average yards per game allowed with 421.2 and are 31st in [...]
Coming into this Sunday’s matchup against the 3-5 Tennessee Titans, the Chicago Bears look to improve their record to 7-1. With a tough stretch of games approaching following this week (Texans, 49ers, Vikings) the Bears cannot look past the up and down Titans. The two teams last meet up in the regular season back in [...]
Sitting at 3-5 after the first eight weeks of the season, the Tennessee Titans have had an up and down year offensively. Former first-round pick Jake Locker was expected to be the team’s long term starter, but following an injury on September 30th against the Houston Texans, he still has not been cleared to return, [...]
For a team that has lost two of its best players to injury, linebacker Jon Beason and cornerback Chris Gamble, it would be expected to struggle defensively. Through their first six games of the season, the Carolina Panthers‘ defense is allowing over 360 total yards and giving up 24 points per game. While not the [...]
