2012 · Week 1
Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears
Sep 9, 2012 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears defeated Indianapolis Colts 41–21. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bears (74%). Bears improve to 1-0; Colts fall to 0-1. Jay Cutler paced the offense with 333 passing yards and 2 TDs. Colts turned it over 3 times to Bears's 1.
Team stats
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 23 |
| 372 | Total yards | 447 |
| 309 | Passing yards | 333 |
| 63 | Rushing yards | 114 |
| 23/45 | Comp / Att | 21/35 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 23/45 | 309 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Donald Brown | 9 | 48 | 1 |
| Vick Ballard | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Wayne | 9 | 18 | 135 | 0 |
| Coby Fleener | 6 | 10 | 82 | 0 |
| Donald Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Avery | 3 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| Kris Adams | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| LaVon Brazill | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Dominique Jones | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 21/35 | 333 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 16 | 80 | 1 |
| Michael Bush | 12 | 42 | 2 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 9 | 15 | 119 | 1 |
| Matt Forte | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 3 | 5 | 80 | 1 |
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Devin Hester | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Kyle Adams | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Evan Rodriguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |