2014 · Week 1
Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears
Sep 7, 2014 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Buffalo Bills edged Chicago Bears 23–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bills had just a 34% chance going in. Bills improve to 1-0; Bears fall to 0-1. EJ Manuel led the way with 173 passing yards and 1 TD; 19 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Bears turned it over 3 times to Bills's 1.
Team stats
| BUF | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 24 |
| 366 | Total yards | 435 |
| 173 | Passing yards | 349 |
| 193 | Rushing yards | 86 |
| 16/22 | Comp / Att | 34/49 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 16/22 | 173 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| Fred Jackson | 7 | 61 | 0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 15 | 53 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | 4 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
| Fred Jackson | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Mike Williams | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Sammy Watkins | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Frank Summers | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Chandler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 34/49 | 349 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 17 | 82 | 0 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 8 | 9 | 87 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 8 | 12 | 71 | 1 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 5 | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Martellus Bennett | 8 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Micheal Spurlock | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |