2012 · Week 8
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
Oct 28, 2012 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears held off Carolina Panthers 23–22. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bears (79%). Bears improve to 6-1; Panthers fall to 1-6. Jay Cutler paced the offense with 186 passing yards and 1 TD; 4 rushing yards. Panthers out-gained the opponent 433–265 in total yards.
Team stats
| CAR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 16 |
| 433 | Total yards | 265 |
| 314 | Passing yards | 186 |
| 119 | Rushing yards | 79 |
| 20/39 | Comp / Att | 19/28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 20/39 | 314 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 17 | 42 | 0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 11 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 7 | 16 | 118 | 0 |
| Brandon LaFell | 3 | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| Ben Hartsock | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Barnidge | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Louis Murphy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 19/28 | 186 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 15 | 70 | 1 |
| Michael Bush | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 9 | 14 | 98 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| Kellen Davis | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Spaeth | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |