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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 14:18:33 GMT -6
Chicago Bears Vs. San Diego Chargers 11-20-11 Soldier FieldAttachments:
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 14:36:49 GMT -6
Less than an hour to go before kickoff, #Bears and #Chargers in Chicago. Temps. in the 40's, but close to freezing with the wind chill factor. This is the first game of the Bears march through the AFC West. It's hard to know what to expect from these opponents, as we see them so rarely. The media has tried to re-fan the flames of a long dead feud between quarterbacks Jay Cutler and Phillip Rivers, but neither is biting. The Bears are in the thick of a playoff race, while the Chargers are mired in 4 game losing streak. They've also been bitten hard by the injury bug. The Chargers O-line is in a state of disrepair as bad as any the Bears ever faced in the last couple seasons. It could be another very big day for Chicago's D.
Stay here for updates all through today's game. Go Bears!
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:06:56 GMT -6
10 minutes until #Bears #Chargers. The server is a little wonky on my site today, so bear with me, if I lose contact for a bit. #JayCutler6 is gearing up for a big day.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:19:10 GMT -6
The #Bears have won the coin toss, and have elected to receive. Johnny Knox is back. He brings it out to the 22. 1st and 10 and a give to Matt Forte gets 1. A screen to Forte loses 2. A long pass to Roy Williams goes incomplete, bounces off his hands. They punt
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:23:51 GMT -6
3-0 #ChargersFrom their own 42, The #Chargers get nice gain on a screen. 1st and 10 from the Bears 39. Ryan Mathews gets 20 on the ground. From the 19, Peanut Tillman wraps up Mthews for no gain. 2nd down, Mathews up the middle for 6, he fumbles, Chargers recover.From the 11, Jackson screen for no gain. They'll try the FG. It's good from 28yards
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:32:49 GMT -6
3-3 Tie .The #Bears Devin Hester is back for the kick. From the 5, he gets to the 14. Matt Forte bulls through the pile for about 5. An end around gets another 2. 3rd and 3 and there's a flag. False start Bears. 3rd and 8. Williams hangs on this time at the 30. Cutler, hits Knox for another 31 yards on a beauty. 1st and 10 from the Chargers 39. Now Forte gets 17. They're at the 21. Cutler, under pressure has the pass batted down. 2nd and 10, and Forte loses 3, a very aggressive SD defense. Cutler hits Bennett, but it's called incomplete. Robbie Gould for the 42 FG, he's good
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:43:08 GMT -6
The #Bears kick to the #Chargers. Richard Goodman takes it out to the 25. Mathews gets 5 on 1st down. He goes up the middle for 1 on 2nd down, Jackson makes a nice catch, but there's a flag. No penalty 1st down at the Bears 44Nice playcalling for SD, They get another 1st down, on a wide open screen. At the Bears 33, Mathews for 5, but there's a flag on SD. Hands to the face, 10 yards. 1st and 20 from the 43 a screen to Jacob Hester is read by Nick Roach, loss of 5. 2nd and 25, is incomplete, Rivers 1st miss of the day. A run gets maybe 4. They'll punt.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:47:02 GMT -6
#Bears 3, #Bolts3 .Forte gets a few on the last play of he 1st quarter
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:50:21 GMT -6
The #Bears and #Bolts trade FG's in a very quick 1st quarter. Incomplete to Bennett on 2nd down and 8. A long incomplete to Johnny Knox and they'll punt from the end zone. Podlesh hits a beauty for 54 yards.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:57:29 GMT -6
From the #Chargers 34, Mathews is met by Brian Urlacher for no gain. 2nd dow gets 8 on a pass to Brown. 3rd and 2, Tolbert gets 3 yards for the 1st down. From the 44, Julius Peppers causes a SD false start.1st and 15, Matews on a scree, evades Bears gets 10. Henry Melton reads the play and breaks up the run for a loss of 5. 3rd and 10Tobert gets 5, and is leveled by Corey Graham. they'll punt.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 15:59:19 GMT -6
Devin Hester is back for the #Bears. He takes the punt back 37 yards. Chicago will start with their best field position of the day.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 16:03:05 GMT -6
From the #Bears 46, Matt Forte picks up 4 on 1st down. He gets maybe a yard on 2nd up the middle. 3rd and 5, Williams can't hold on, there's a penalty on Chi. Declined. They'll punt. Podlesh gets off another nice one, Corey Graham wraps it up at the SD 3 yard line.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 16:08:11 GMT -6
With 8:16 left in the 1st half, the #Bolts from their own 3, get nothing on a run up the gut. ARivers just gets off a pass, incomplete on a Bears jailbreak blitz. Tolbert gets 9 around end, they'll punt. Hester for the 47, makes a beautiful return, but it's nullified on an illegal block. 31 yards worth of penalty. Still good starting position.
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 16:13:32 GMT -6
10-3 #Bears .From the #Chargers 41, Cutler hits Bennett, at the 15. Marion Bearber moves the chains again, getting 10 tough yards on 1st down. 1st and goal at the 5, Cutler in trouble, he throws it away. 2nd and goal, Barber falls forward, fumbles, picks it up and goes in. He's down by contact at the 1 yard line. He bulls it in on 3rd down. Touchdown Bears!
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Post by BearDon on Nov 20, 2011 16:21:45 GMT -6
The #Bears will kick to the #Chargers with 4:09 left in the 1st half. Jacob Hester takes it out to the SD 22. Rivers from the shotgun, hits Vincent Jackson for 32 yards. He has to throw it to the turf on 1st down, under pressure. 2nd and 10 from the Bears 46, Mathews loses a yard. 3rd and 11 Jackson beats Tillman again, for 39 yards. 1st and goal from the 8, SD calls timeout.
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