2005 · Week 1
Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders
Sep 11, 2005 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Washington Commanders escaped with a 9–7 win over Chicago Bears. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Commanders only a 42% shot beforehand. Commanders improve to 1-0; Bears fall to 0-1. Clinton Portis was the story of the game with 121 rushing yards. Commanders out-gained the opponent 339–182 in total yards.
Team stats
| CHI | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 16 |
| 182 | Total yards | 339 |
| 141 | Passing yards | 175 |
| 41 | Rushing yards | 164 |
| 15/28 | Comp / Att | 14/25 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 15/28 | 141 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 15 | 31 | 1 |
| Cedric Benson | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ramsey | 6/11 | 105 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Brunell | 8/14 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 21 | 121 | 0 |
| Patrick Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Brunell | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 12 | 41 | 0 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 |