Thread: Week 1 Game 1: Colts @ Bears Predict the outcome

At least one score on defense or special teams

Jay goes for 240 and 2 TDs- has it clicking but late 3rd quarter and through the end the offense goes into ground and pound mode to eat clock, not to preserve a win, just to stop the embarrassment.

Forte 110 and 1 TD
Bush 89 and 1 TD
Marshall 87 and 1TD
Spaeth 1 catch, 5 yds, 1 TD
Hester 60
Alshon 50
Bennett 50

Bears 127
Colts 4

Bears- 17

Colts- 10

Cutler: 32-39 for 325 yards, 3 TD passes, 20 yards rushing
Forte: 26 carries for 112 yards rushing, 4 receptions for 45 yards receiving
Marshall: 9 receptions for 111 yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
Hester: 5 receptions for 61 yards; does very well in punt returns, may even take one to the house.
Bennett: 6 receptions for 54 yards, 1 TD reception
Davis: 5 receptions for 31 yards
Jeffery: 3 receptions for 23 yards
Bush: 11 carries for 51 yards, 1 rushing touchdown
Gould: 2 FGs

I see this as a 34-9 beat down. I don't think that Indianapolis has a running to speak of. That will hurt them against this defense. I think Luck will probably get picked 1-2 times. Their rushing attack will put up no more than 60 yards against our defense. Luck, on the other hand, will probably pass for about 200-220 yards against us. He is going to be forced to throw the ball and awful lot, and I don't think their offensive line is equipped to handle Peppers and the inner part of the D-Line. The weak area of the defense for us will either be the corners or LDE spot. No one knows what Izzy is going to be like, and we didn't see anything out of "Big Mac" in the preseason to warrant any faith that he will show up and have any effect on the pass rush. In terms of the linebackers, we won't know just effective Urlacher will be until he gets out on the field. Briggs is as good as he's ever been, and I think Nick Roach will play better on the left side of the line. The corners, however, are a different matter altogether. Peanut looked like shit against Cruz and Barden, but I think it was just that he had a bad half of football. Let us hope that is the case.

Prediction? PAIN!!!


Go BEARS!!!!

Bears: 31
Colts: 7

Bears win somewhat close, 20 or so, looking to thursdays game on sunday.