Earlier today the Chicago Bears took on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Bears were coming off a devastating loss last week and they really needed a win if they wanted to keep their playoff hopes alive. Lucky for them they were playing they Jaguars who have had an unlucky losing streak and the Bears got the opportunity to extend their losing streak from 3 games to 4 straight games lost.
The Bears defense had a good start when Danieal Manninghad an early interception. Manning had intercepted the ball after the Jaguars third play. He picked it and returned it forty two yards all the way to the five yard line, this then set up Desmond Clark for his two yard touchdown catch. Kyle Orton played better this week, however he still wasn't the same old Orton. In today's game he was 20 for 34 with 219 passing yards and two touchdowns. He had one interception which is an improvement from last weeks three that he threw. Also, rookie running back Matt Forte was somewhat on the quiet side in today's game, he didn't put up the big numbers that he usually does. Forte who is third in the league in rushing, ran for a mediocre 69 yards on 21 carries.
On the other hand Jaguars quarterback David Gerrard had a rough game. He completed only 19 of 38 passes and threw for 178 yards. He had one touchdown along with an interception. His problem was he was throwing weak passes which then resulted in him exposing his receivers and set them up for big hits by the Bears defense.
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Nice post. I watched this game today along with a bunch of other Bears fans at Buffalo Wild Wings. It was not one of the most exciting games I've seen from them but at least they pulled out a win. I agree they needed it. I felt they had a pretty good defense. I thought that the score would have been a little closer, but it was still good.
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