The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears will meet for the 42nd time ever on Sunday. The Colts lead the all-time series 23-18.
The Bears are 6-1 in their last seven home openers. The Colts have lost their last two road openers.
The Bears defeated the Colts the last time the two teams played in 2008, 29-13. In that game, a then rookie Matt Forte ran 23 times for 123 yards, which included a 50-yard touchdown run.
The Bears are coming off a disappointing 8-8 season. They finished third in the NFC North despite posting a 7-3 record after 11 weeks of play. Jay Cutler suffering a season-ending thumb injury plagued the season for Chicago and Matt Forte going down soon thereafter basically ended it right there.
The Colts finished 2-14 with a mixture of Curtis Painter, Kerry Collins and Dan Orlovsky under center.
The Colts are a much different team. They are relying on a rookie QB in Andrew Luck and an up-and-down running back Donald Brown on the ground.
The Bears know they need to pressure ...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Forte,
Jay Cutler,
Kerry Collins,
Dan Orlovsky,
Andrew Luck,
Donald Brown,
Dwight Freeney,
Robert Mathis,
Brandon Marshall,
Brian Urlacher,
Adam Podlesh,
Chris Conte,
Lorenzo Booker,
Ryan Quigley,
Craig Steltz,
Israel Idonije,
Shea McClellin,
Julius Peppers,
Lance Briggs,
Kellen Davis,
Evan Rodriguez
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears
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