Bengals fall to Bears, 24-21
By Jason Marcum
Sep 8, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert (center) is tackled by Chicago Bears outside linebacker Lance Briggs (left) and Chicago Bears cornerback Isaiah Frey (right) during the second quarter at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
A disaster of a start in the first-quarter had the Bengals looking very shaky to pen the 2013 NFL season. After their first offensive possession ended in an Andy Dalton interception, Jay Cutler drove the Bears to the redzone and hit Martellus Bennett for the game’s opening score.
Then, A.J. Green exploded for the next three quarters, registering over 130 yards of offense and two scores and drew another 70-yard pass-interference penalty which BenJarvus Green-Ellis converted into a score, and the Bengals held what felt like a comfortable 21-10 lead midway through the fourth-quarter.
But offensive miscues and turnovers would keep the Bears in the game, and after a redzone fumble by Mohamed Sanu, the Bears drove down the field for the game-winning score, a 19-yard TD pass to Brandon Marshall.
There was still 8 minutes left in the game, but after a Bengals 3-and-out, the Bears ran-out the clock, and a Rey Mauluga personal foul penalty with 1 minute left on 4th-down allowed the Bears to run the clock out, and dropped the Bengals to 0-1. We’ll have aa full-recap up shortly.
Team Stat Comparison
CIN
CHI
1st Downs
18
17
Passing 1st downs
12
12
Rushing 1st downs
5
4
1st downs from Penalties
1
1
3rd down efficiency
7-11
6-14
4th down efficiency
0-0
1-1
Total Plays
55
61
Total Yards
340
323
Yards per play
6.2
5.3
Total Drives
11
13
Passing
277
242
Comp – Att
26-33
21-33
Yards per pass
8.4
7.3
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks – Yards Lost
1-5
0-0
Rushing
63
81
Rushing Attempts
21
28
Yards per rush
3.0
2.9
Red Zone (Made-Att)
2-2
3-3
Penalties
8-84
4-59
Turnovers
3
1
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Defensive / Special Teams TDs
0
0
Possession
28:30
31:30
Chicago Passing
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
J. Cutler
21/33
242
7.3
2
1
0-0
93.2
Team
21/33
242
7.3
2
1
0-0
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Cincinnati Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
B. Green-Ellis
14
25
1.8
1
10
G. Bernard
4
22
5.5
0
7
M. Jones
1
14
14.0
0
14
A. Dalton
2
2
1.0
0
3
Team
21
63
3.0
1
14
Chicago Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
M. Forte
19
50
2.6
1
9
J. Cutler
3
16
5.3
0
18
M. Bush
6
15
2.5
0
7
Team
28
81
2.9
1
18
Cincinnati Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGTS
A. Green
9
162
18.0
2
45
13
T. Eifert
5
47
9.4
0
17
5
J. Gresham
5
35
7.0
0
12
5
M. Sanu
4
19
4.8
0
8
5
G. Bernard
1
8
8.0
0
8
2
M. Jones
1
7
7.0
0
7
2
B. Green-Ellis
1
4
4.0
0
4
1
Team
26
282
10.8
2
45
33
Chicago Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGTS
B. Marshall
8
104
13.0
1
38
10
M. Bennett
3
49
16.3
1
30
6
A. Jeffery
5
42
8.4
0
18
8
M. Forte
4
41
10.3
0
24
6
E. Bennett
1
6
6.0
0
6
1
M. Bush
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
Team
21
242
11.5
2
38
32
Cincinnati Fumbles
FUM
LOST
REC
M. Sanu
1
1
0
A. Green
1
0
0
Team
2
1
0
Chicago Fumbles
FUM
LOST
REC
T. Jennings
0
0
1
Team
0
0
1
Cincinnati Interceptions
INT
YDS
TD
V. Burfict
1
-54
0
Team
1
-54
0
Chicago Interceptions
INT
YDS
TD
C. Tillman
2
-158
0
Team
2
-158
0
Cincinnati Defensive
TACKLES
MISC
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
V. Burfict
8
6
0
1
1
0
0
L. Hall
7
6
0
1
2
0
0
R. Maualuga
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
T. Newman
5
5
0
1
0
0
0
G. Iloka
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
M. Johnson
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
C. Dunlap
3
2
0
0
1
2
0
D. Peko
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
T. Mays
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
A. Jones
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
J. Harrison
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
R. Nelson
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
B. Thompson
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
G. Atkins
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
D. Still
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Team
48
38
0
3
5
4
0
Chicago Defensive
TACKLES
MISC
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
T. Jennings
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
C. Tillman
7
5
0
0
2
0
0
L. Briggs
7
4
0
1
1
0
0
M. Wright
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
S. Paea
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
J. Anderson
5
3
0
0
2
0
0
I. Frey
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
S. McClellin
4
2
1
1
0
1
0
D. Williams
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
C. Wootton
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
C. Conte
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
N. Collins
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
H. Melton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
56
30
1
2
5
1
0
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