2013 · Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears
Sep 8, 2013 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears held off Cincinnati Bengals 24–21. ScoutIndex had favored Bears (55%) going in. Bears improve to 1-0; Bengals fall to 0-1. Jay Cutler paced the offense with 242 passing yards and 2 TDs; 16 rushing yards. Bengals turned it over 3 times to Bears's 1.
Team stats
| CIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 16 |
| 345 | Total yards | 323 |
| 282 | Passing yards | 242 |
| 63 | Rushing yards | 81 |
| 26/33 | Comp / Att | 21/33 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 26/33 | 282 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 14 | 25 | 1 |
| Giovani Bernard | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 9 | 13 | 162 | 2 |
| Tyler Eifert | 5 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 21/33 | 242 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 19 | 50 | 1 |
| Michael Bush | 6 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 8 | 10 | 104 | 1 |
| Matt Forte | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Martellus Bennett | 3 | 6 | 49 | 1 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 5 | 8 | 42 | 0 |
| Michael Bush | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Bennett | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |