***OFFICIAL*** IGT: Bears vs Bengals (Revenge of the Red Rifle Part 2: Midwestern Meltdown Edition)

[Penny Traitor]

Chicago Bears (0-1) vs Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)
Sunday, September 19th @ Noon (CST)
Solider Field
FOX 32
WBBM 780
Cincinnati Bengals lead series 6-5-0

#FANSAREBACK

KHALIL MACK vs. RILEY RIEFF

Sean McVay just came off his third consecutive win off a Mack led Bear defense and gave every OC in the NFL a blueprint how to take Khalil Mack out of the game. With quick passes and designed rollouts, McVay made Mack invisible. Now it's time to see if the Bengals were paying attention. The Bears defense came out flatter than Nebraska in Los Angeles and need that to change immediately. Welcoming fans back into their home stadium should be a better advantage for the struggling unit and that starts with Mack going against newly signed tackle Riley Rieff. Rieff is no stranger to Mack, coming from Minnesota, but is now lined up at right tackle where Mack traditionally does most of his snaps. It seems like forever since the Bengals had even an average offensive line and still let the Vikes get Joe Burrow in the dirt too often, but this unit is on the upswing while the Chicago defense looks to be the opposite. Can Mack swing the momentum back to the Bears and give the fans in Solider Field something to cheer about for the first time in literally years.

MARQUI CHRISTIAN vs. TEE HIGGINS

The spotlight is going to be cast onto the matchup on the outside of this year's highest drafted receiver against last year's most accomplished drafted cornerback, but Cooper Kupp already exposed the nickle position as the softest spot of a suspect secondary. The Bears went with the more experienced Christian over draft pick Duke Shelly in the season opener and Christian payed them back with plenty of blown coverages, most infamously, Cooper Kupp's 56 yard touchdown that left Kupp wide open and Christian on the ground. While he may not be quite the talent Kupp is, Tee Higgins made quite the name for himself last season working out of the slot as well. Grabbing 67 passes with six TDs, Higgins is already building on that excellent season with another TD in last week's win for the Bengals. Can Higgins exploit Christian just as well as Kupp or will Sunday be the beginning of Marqui Christian's redemption tour?

JASON PETERS vs. TREY HENDRICKSON

Looking to bolster a forgettable 2020 defense, the Bengals spent big in Free Agency, landing former Saints pass rusher, Trey Hendrickson. Last year Hendrickson put up 13.5 sacks and 12 tackles for loss opposite Cameron Jordan and while he did not show up on the stat sheet this past Sunday, he was getting holding calls all day and helped his interior linemen bring down Kirk Cousins three times. This week Hendrickson draws (health willing), aging veteran Jason Peters. Signed by the Bears over the summer as their second round pick at the position would need surgery, Peters did not even make it 30 minutes into his career in Chicago without an injury pulling him from the game. Back at practice this week while his understudy is not, the Bears are counting on Peters to start in their home opener. Wanting to prove to his new team that he is worth every dollar they spent of him, look for Hendrickson to exploit this matchup in attempt to spoil the party in Chicago.

While it is only one week into the 2021 season, this matchup will feature the NFL's two leading rushers in Joe Mixon (127) and David Montgomery (108). With the new 17 game season, Mixon is already on pace to break the all time NFL single season rushing record...while Montgomery is on pace to close in on Walter Payton's all time franchise single season rushing record.

Stats for the Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals as they enter Week 2 ​

​	Bears​	Bengals​
Total First Downs​	24​	20​
1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty)​	10 - 13 - 1​	7 - 12 - 1​
3rd Down Conversions​	5/11​	3/14​
4th Down Conversions​	0/4​	2/3​
Total Offensive Yds​	322​	366​
Offense (Plays-Avg Yds)​	69 - 4.7​	68 - 5.4​
Total Rushing Yds​	134​	149​
Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards)​	26 - 5.4​	473 - 4.3​
Total Passing Yds​	188​	217​
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg)​	29 - 40 - 1 - 5.4​	20 - 27 - 0 - 9.7​
Sacks​	1​	3​
Field Goals​	0/0​	2/2​
Touchdowns​	2​	3​
(Rush-Pass-Ret-Def)​	2 - 0 - 0 - 0​	1 - 2 - 0 - 0​
Time of possession​	35:14​	34:51​
Turnover Ratio​	-2​	+1​

PASSING
Andy Dalton

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ATT​	COMP​	YDS​	CP%​	YPA​	TD​	INT​	LONG​	SACK​	RATE​
38​	27​	206​	71.1​	5.4​	0​	1​	19​	3​	72.9​

RECEIVING
Allen Robinson

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RECEPTIONS​	YARDS​	YDS PER REC​	LONG​	TD​
6​	35​	5.8​	9​	0​

RUSHING
David Montgomery

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ATTEMPTS​	YARDS​	YDS PER ATT​	LONG​	TD​
16​	108​	6.8​	41​	1​

TACKLES
Roquan Smith

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COMBINED​	SOLO​	ASST​	TFL​	QB HITS​
11​	6​	5​	0​	0​

INTERCEPTIONS
Nobody McNothing

SACKS
Akiem Hicks & Robert Quinn
(AKA The Half Sack Crew)

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PFT​	26​	PFT's Week Two 2021 power rankings - ProFootballTalk 1. Buccaneers (1-0, Last week No. 1): The Bucs should abandon the blitzes and revert to the true Tampa Two scheme. 2. Chiefs (1-0, No. 2): For the Chiefs, it’s never over until it’s over. 3. Rams (1-0, No. 5): It will get harder and harder for Sean McVay to praise Matthew Stafford without... profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
NFL​	26​	NFL Power Rankings, Week 2: Steelers, Saints soar; Packers, Titans plummet With Week 1 officially in the books, Dan Hanzus unveils his rankings for all 32 teams heading into Week 2. How high did the Steelers climb? How far did the Packers fall? www.nfl.com
USA Today​	26​	2021 NFL power rankings after Week 1: Packers stumble, Cardinals rumble Green Bay plummets after getting throttled by Saints, while Arizona rockets up board in wake of QB Kyler Murray's heroics. www.usatoday.com
ESPN​	26​	Week 2 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus which rookies made the best first impression DeVonta Smith found the end zone, Mac Jones showed poise for the Pats, and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka made his mark on the veteran Super Bowl champs. www.espn.com
CBS​	24​	NFL Week 2 Power Rankings: Saints, Steelers soar after surprising openers, Packers take a major plunge Pete Prisco also has the Bills and Vikings free-falling as five of his original top 10 lose www.cbssports.com

 

[Penny Traitor]

 

[Aquineas]

I can't believe this thread only has 5 views man, what a fail.

 

[zabavka]

If Dalton can't beat his old team, yank his ass and gets Fields in there.

Don't care if it's against the mighty Cleveland Browns lol.

 

[Discus fish salesman]

I can't believe this thread only has 5 views man, what a fail.

@Grimson @HeHateMe

 

[Anytime23]

QB1 LFG

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Bengals 24
Bears 17

Dalton 28/33 56 yards

 

[Bust]

If there ever was an early season Must Win game, this is it.

@Home as well? Wow!!

 

[Bears4Ever_34]

21-17 Bengals is my prediction.

I think this is going to be an ugly game. Bengals get out to an early lead, Bears take control in the middle quarters, and then the Bengals come from behind late to clinch it. Offense will move the ball, but struggle to finish drives with touchdowns. Defense will play better, but will start to come apart in the second half.

A loss should mean we see Fields start week 3 against CLE. A win buys Dalton another week until they lose that one and make it convenient for Fields to take over in week 4 against the lowly Lions.

 

[Myk]

If there ever was an early season Must Win game, this is it.

@Home as well? Wow!!

Welp, looks like we're screwed. That's the season.

 

[HeHateMe]

Thread is LIT

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Thread is LIT

Tbh the whole pin thing threw me off, was it like this last season?

 

[Raskolnikov]

Their strength goes against our weakness.

We don't use our strength...if we even have one.

I dont see how we win, I expect more failed 4th downs and enough boos to make a halftime switch to Fields, followed by drunken boos when that doesn't work either...

Or maybe sarcastic applause just cuz it's Fields.

 

[mecha]

Their strength goes against our weakness.

We don't use our strength...if we even have one.

I dont see how we win, I expect more failed 4th downs and enough boos to make a halftime switch to Fields, followed by drunken boos when that doesn't work either...

Or maybe sarcastic applause just cuz it's Fields.

I second all of this.

I don't think the Bears have had a home field advantage since Lovie Smith's middle years. said drunken casual dickhead fans also still don't get the memo they're supposed to shut up when Bears are on offense, among other things. men running around with flags too, and Staley the furry running around.

 

[Britbuffguy]

In Pick Em this week, Cincy is the only underdog I picked to win. I'm iffy on if the Dolphins or Cowboys could win those games, but as of now, just Cincy is the only underdog.

Nagy, Dalton, too many overpaid turds on D....it's too much for the others to get past to win this game.
Honestly, why isn't Fields starting this game? Dalton got his start, looked bad, move on. I mean, I'd rather see Fields' get used to it games be now, not in a few weeks when they have that stretch of playoff teams every week.

 

[pseudonym]

Bengals 24
Bears 13

 

[MDB111™]

Tbh the whole pin thing threw me off, was it like this last season?

For me it was @jamaisvu new name @Penny Traitor. It hasn't stuck and everytime I'm like who dis?

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

For me it was @jamaisvu new name @Penny Traitor. It hasn't stuck and everytime I'm like who dis?

@Penny Traitor can we start apoll to change your name back please

 

[Penny Traitor]

@Penny Traitor can we start apoll to change your name back please

Only if you can find three CCS posters that can properly pronounce my former screen name.

 

[xcutioner1977]

bengals 24 bears 17