Bears and Patriots Week 10 In-Game Blog

First Quarter

At the 33 on second down and the run defnese stacks up JaMycal Hasty, the change-up back but he gets the first down. Then Stevenson has forever to find a hole for 5 yards. The run defense looks terrible again.

• A 28-yard pass over Kyler Gordon on first down. Gordon had good coverage but it was nicely placed.

• Patriots from their 34 get a real break by the Bears' offensive ineptitude on their first drive and a good punt rush.

• Richard Dent, the sack man and MVP of Super Bowl XX the sideline interview here. His memory isn't so good though. He tells everyone the Patriots only got three points on the great Bears defense in Super Bowl XX. It was 46-10.

• A disappointing three-and-out after a big break on a punt return. A terrible start. Rome Odunze dropped the third-down pass but wasn't near the sticks yet anyway. Then Tory Taylor nearly has the punt blocked and stubs it only to the Patriots 34. A 13-yard punt.

• A conservative start by Shane Waldron's offense with a run up the middle by D'Andre Swift and then a sack. But don't blame the offensive line on that one. Williams had max protect and held the ball forever.

• Jake Martin sacks Maye at the line of scrimmage and then the wall forms on the right side for DeAndre Carter on the punt return for 38 yards to the Patriots 37. Best punt return of the year.

• From the 30 after the touchback, Stevenson pounds for 6 off left guard and the Bears run defense already looks shaky. But an incompletion on second down after Maye panics when the ball on the snap hit the ground helps.

• Bears win toss and defer. Defense wants to get at it after last week. And the sweet sound of the Bear-Raid siren at kickoff after a month away from Soldier Field.

Pregame

From watching pregame warmups, it would appear it will be Matt Pryor moving out to right tackle from right guard, Ryan Bates at right guard and Larry Borom at left tackle. It saves them using Jake Curhan at right tackle after he had such a poor game coming in for relief, according to Pro Football Focus grades last week. ... As they introduce players, no Spider-Man flip from Kyler Gordon, thankfully, as he is getting over a hamstring injury.