Game 1: Bengals @ Bears - The Trestman Fellowship Begins

[emperorjones]

Television: CBS
1:00 PM ET, September 8, 2013
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

2012 Cincinnati Leaders
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Passing: Dalton - 329-528, 3669 yds, 27 tds
Rushing: Green-Ellis - 278 car, 1094 yds, 6 tds
Receiving: Green - 97 rec, 1350 yds, 11 tds

2012 Chicago Leaders
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Passing: Cutler - 255-434, 3033 yds, 19 tds
Rushing: Forte - 248 car, 1094 yds, 5 tds
Receiving: Marshall - 118 rec, 1508 yds, 11 tds


THE MATCHUP:

Total Yards Per Game 2012
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332.7 - Bengals
310.6 - Bears

Passing Yards Per Game 2012
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223.6 - Bengals
187.4 - Bears

Rush Yards Per Game 2012
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109.1 - Bengals
123.1 - Bears

[PREGAME ARTICLES TO COME]



Last Time They Played:
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Oct 25, 2009 CIN 45, CHI 10

CINCINNATI -- The Bears' 45-10 loss to the Bengals on Sunday challenged the axiom that it is better to give than receive.

The Bengals received to the tune of five touchdown catches. The Bears gave way beyond the point where it hurt.

And there was no question who got the better of this deal.

If giving the Bengals the running back who leads the NFL in rushing and a starting defensive tackle weren't enough, the Bears also spotted their opponent 31 points before they scored a meager field goal at the end of the half.

[heir_jordan22]

Who are the running back and defensive tackle the article is referring to??

[RedBulls23]

Who are the running back and defensive tackle the article is referring to??

It might have been Cedric Benson.

[mattbulls]

This feels like forever away!! Also I feel like we've been good for 3 years and barely have anything to show for it!!

[bearadonisdna]

Great to to have a pregame thread so early in the week.


Any bright ideas for beating the Bengals?

[HBK9]

Great to to have a pregame thread so early in the week.


Any bright ideas for beating the Bengals?

Run the ball.
Limit turnovers.
Get turnovers.
Keep QB clean.

[heir_jordan22]

We need to win time of possession. With Green, Gresham and Eifert they can put up a lot of points in a hurry. Our defensive backs need to keep them from breaking loose.

[bearadonisdna]

Great to to have a pregame thread so early in the week.


Any bright ideas for beating the Bengals?

Run the ball.
Limit turnovers.
Get turnovers.
Keep QB clean.

One thing we saw in preseason that this D is still up to snuff on creating turnovers.
After just reviewing the Bengals roster, im not too impressed.( This is just honesty from bears fan to bears fans.)
And while reviewing their roster for impact players these are who stood out (in bold):

97 Atkins, Geno DT 6-1 303 25 4 Georgia Maybe this guy id dont know too much about him
25 Bernard, Giovani RB 5-9 208 21 R North Carolina
65 Boling, Clint G 6-5 311 24 3 Georgia
55 Burfict, Vontaze LB 6-1 255 22 2 Arizona State
33 Burkhead, Rex RB 5-10 218 23 R Nebraska
80 Charles, Orson H-B 6-3 245 22 2 Georgia
73 Collins, Anthony T 6-5 315 27 6 Kansas
64 Cook, Kyle C 6-3 310 30 6 Michigan State
14 Dalton, Andy QB 6-2 220 25 3 Texas Christian
51 DiManche, Jayson LB 6-1 240 22 R Southern Illinois
96 Dunlap, Carlos DE 6-6 280 24 4 Florida
85 Eifert, Tyler TE 6-6 250 22 R Notre Dame The top TE prospect in the draft but is a R
91 Geathers, Robert DE 6-3 280 30 10 Georgia
21 Ghee, Brandon CB 6-0 200 26 4 Wake Forest
95 Gilberry, Wallace DE 6-2 275 28 6 Alabama
42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 220 28 6 Mississippi
18 Green, A.J. WR 6-4 207 25 3 Georgia Explosive WR. But we got 2 PB corners
84 Gresham, Jermaine TE 6-5 260 25 4 Oklahoma
29 Hall, Leon CB 5-11 195 28 7 Michigan
46 Harris, Clark LS 6-5 245 29 5 Rutgers
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 275 35 10 Kent State Championship LB but is old
16 Hawkins, Andrew WR 5-7 180 26 3 Toledo
72 Hawkinson, Tanner T 6-5 300 23 R Kansas
10 Huber, Kevin P 6-1 212 28 5 Cincinnati
99 Hunt, Margus DE 6-8 280 26 R Southern Methodist
43 Iloka, George S 6-4 217 23 2 Boise State
8 Johnson, Josh QB 6-3 205 27 5 San Diego
93 Johnson, Michael DE 6-7 270 26 5 Georgia Tech
24 Jones, Adam CB 5-10 180 29 7 West Virginia
82 Jones, Marvin WR 6-2 195 23 2 California
27 Kirkpatrick, Dre CB 6-2 185 23 2 Alabama
58 Maualuga, Rey LB 6-2 255 26 5 Southern CaliforniaWas picked up in bears board game
26 Mays, Taylor S 6-3 220 25 4 Southern California
45 Miles, Jeromy S 6-2 214 26 4 Massachusetts
20 Nelson, Reggie S 5-11 210 29 7 Florida
23 Newman, Terence CB 5-10 192 34 11 Kansas State Former Cowboys CB.
2 Nugent, Mike K 5-10 190 31 9 Ohio State
30 Peerman, Cedric RB 5-10 211 26 4 Virginia
94 Peko, Domata DT 6-3 322 28 8 Michigan State
67 Pollak, Mike G 6-3 300 28 6 Arizona State
57 Rey, Vincent LB 6-2 250 25 3 Duke
66 Robinson, Trevor C 6-5 300 23 2 Notre Dame
12 Sanu, Mohamed WR 6-2 210 24 2 Rutgers
11 Sanzenbacher, Dane WR 5-11 184 24 3 Ohio State
81 Smith, Alex TE 6-4 250 31 9 Stanford
71 Smith, Andre T 6-4 335 26 5 Alabama
75 Still, Devon DT 6-5 320 24 2 Penn State
19 Tate, Brandon WR 6-1 195 25 5 North Carolina
98 Thompson, Brandon DT 6-2 325 23 2 Clemson
88 Whalen, Ryan WR 6-1 200 24 3 Stanford
77 Whitworth, Andrew T 6-7 335 31 8 Louisiana State
40 Williams, Shawn S 6-0 211 22 R Georgia
68 Zeitler, Kevin G 6-4 315 23 2 Wisconsin


Bears seem more talented to me. Is there anyone on the Bengals im not giving a fair shake. I admit i dont follow them and most of their roster seems likes guys i never heard of.

[heir_jordan22]

Great to to have a pregame thread so early in the week.


Any bright ideas for beating the Bengals?

Run the ball.
Limit turnovers.
Get turnovers.
Keep QB clean.

One thing we saw in preseason that this D is still up to snuff on creating turnovers.
After just reviewing the Bengals roster, im not too impressed.( This is just honesty from bears fan to bears fans.)
And while reviewing their roster for impact players these are who stood out (in bold):

97 Atkins, Geno DT 6-1 303 25 4 Georgia Maybe this guy id dont know too much about him
25 Bernard, Giovani RB 5-9 208 21 R North Carolina
65 Boling, Clint G 6-5 311 24 3 Georgia
55 Burfict, Vontaze LB 6-1 255 22 2 Arizona State
33 Burkhead, Rex RB 5-10 218 23 R Nebraska
80 Charles, Orson H-B 6-3 245 22 2 Georgia
73 Collins, Anthony T 6-5 315 27 6 Kansas
64 Cook, Kyle C 6-3 310 30 6 Michigan State
14 Dalton, Andy QB 6-2 220 25 3 Texas Christian
51 DiManche, Jayson LB 6-1 240 22 R Southern Illinois
96 Dunlap, Carlos DE 6-6 280 24 4 Florida
85 Eifert, Tyler TE 6-6 250 22 R Notre Dame The top TE prospect in the draft but is a R
91 Geathers, Robert DE 6-3 280 30 10 Georgia
21 Ghee, Brandon CB 6-0 200 26 4 Wake Forest
95 Gilberry, Wallace DE 6-2 275 28 6 Alabama
42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 220 28 6 Mississippi
18 Green, A.J. WR 6-4 207 25 3 Georgia Explosive WR. But we got 2 PB corners
84 Gresham, Jermaine TE 6-5 260 25 4 Oklahoma
29 Hall, Leon CB 5-11 195 28 7 Michigan
46 Harris, Clark LS 6-5 245 29 5 Rutgers
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 275 35 10 Kent State Championship LB but is old
16 Hawkins, Andrew WR 5-7 180 26 3 Toledo
72 Hawkinson, Tanner T 6-5 300 23 R Kansas
10 Huber, Kevin P 6-1 212 28 5 Cincinnati
99 Hunt, Margus DE 6-8 280 26 R Southern Methodist
43 Iloka, George S 6-4 217 23 2 Boise State
8 Johnson, Josh QB 6-3 205 27 5 San Diego
93 Johnson, Michael DE 6-7 270 26 5 Georgia Tech
24 Jones, Adam CB 5-10 180 29 7 West Virginia
82 Jones, Marvin WR 6-2 195 23 2 California
27 Kirkpatrick, Dre CB 6-2 185 23 2 Alabama
58 Maualuga, Rey LB 6-2 255 26 5 Southern CaliforniaWas picked up in bears board game
26 Mays, Taylor S 6-3 220 25 4 Southern California
45 Miles, Jeromy S 6-2 214 26 4 Massachusetts
20 Nelson, Reggie S 5-11 210 29 7 Florida
23 Newman, Terence CB 5-10 192 34 11 Kansas State Former Cowboys CB.
2 Nugent, Mike K 5-10 190 31 9 Ohio State
30 Peerman, Cedric RB 5-10 211 26 4 Virginia
94 Peko, Domata DT 6-3 322 28 8 Michigan State
67 Pollak, Mike G 6-3 300 28 6 Arizona State
57 Rey, Vincent LB 6-2 250 25 3 Duke
66 Robinson, Trevor C 6-5 300 23 2 Notre Dame
12 Sanu, Mohamed WR 6-2 210 24 2 Rutgers
11 Sanzenbacher, Dane WR 5-11 184 24 3 Ohio State
81 Smith, Alex TE 6-4 250 31 9 Stanford
71 Smith, Andre T 6-4 335 26 5 Alabama
75 Still, Devon DT 6-5 320 24 2 Penn State
19 Tate, Brandon WR 6-1 195 25 5 North Carolina
98 Thompson, Brandon DT 6-2 325 23 2 Clemson
88 Whalen, Ryan WR 6-1 200 24 3 Stanford
77 Whitworth, Andrew T 6-7 335 31 8 Louisiana State
40 Williams, Shawn S 6-0 211 22 R Georgia
68 Zeitler, Kevin G 6-4 315 23 2 Wisconsin


Bears seem more talented to me. Is there anyone on the Bengals im not giving a fair shake. I admit i dont follow them and most of their roster sems likes guys i never heard of.

First: Geno Atkins is possibly the best DT in the league.
Second: Gresham at the moment is better than Eifert.
Third: They have one of the best O-lines in the league thanks to Whitworth, Smith and Zeitler especially.
Fourth: Leon Hall is a top corner coming off an ACL.
Fifth: Both their DEs are nice.
Finally: Top to bottom, they have a better roster right now. It comes down to Cutler vs Dalton. I'd pick the Bears because I prefer Cutler at home over Dalton on the road.

-Unbiased fan

[heir_jordan22]

And Terrence Newman is garbage.

[MalcolmXing]

After this..the wait for GTA begins..

[Bulls69]

In my book Geno is the best DT in football

[Bulls69]

And Terrence Newman is garbage.

You wrong Terrence is pure garbage.

[heir_jordan22]

And Terrence Newman is garbage.

You wrong Terrence is pure garbage.

Both of your last two posts are spot on imo

[bearadonisdna]

Run the ball.
Limit turnovers.
Get turnovers.
Keep QB clean.

One thing we saw in preseason that this D is still up to snuff on creating turnovers.
After just reviewing the Bengals roster, im not too impressed.( This is just honesty from bears fan to bears fans.)
And while reviewing their roster for impact players these are who stood out (in bold):

97 Atkins, Geno DT 6-1 303 25 4 Georgia Maybe this guy id dont know too much about him
25 Bernard, Giovani RB 5-9 208 21 R North Carolina
65 Boling, Clint G 6-5 311 24 3 Georgia
55 Burfict, Vontaze LB 6-1 255 22 2 Arizona State
33 Burkhead, Rex RB 5-10 218 23 R Nebraska
80 Charles, Orson H-B 6-3 245 22 2 Georgia
73 Collins, Anthony T 6-5 315 27 6 Kansas
64 Cook, Kyle C 6-3 310 30 6 Michigan State
14 Dalton, Andy QB 6-2 220 25 3 Texas Christian
51 DiManche, Jayson LB 6-1 240 22 R Southern Illinois
96 Dunlap, Carlos DE 6-6 280 24 4 Florida
85 Eifert, Tyler TE 6-6 250 22 R Notre Dame The top TE prospect in the draft but is a R
91 Geathers, Robert DE 6-3 280 30 10 Georgia
21 Ghee, Brandon CB 6-0 200 26 4 Wake Forest
95 Gilberry, Wallace DE 6-2 275 28 6 Alabama
42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 220 28 6 Mississippi
18 Green, A.J. WR 6-4 207 25 3 Georgia Explosive WR. But we got 2 PB corners
84 Gresham, Jermaine TE 6-5 260 25 4 Oklahoma
29 Hall, Leon CB 5-11 195 28 7 Michigan
46 Harris, Clark LS 6-5 245 29 5 Rutgers
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 275 35 10 Kent State Championship LB but is old
16 Hawkins, Andrew WR 5-7 180 26 3 Toledo
72 Hawkinson, Tanner T 6-5 300 23 R Kansas
10 Huber, Kevin P 6-1 212 28 5 Cincinnati
99 Hunt, Margus DE 6-8 280 26 R Southern Methodist
43 Iloka, George S 6-4 217 23 2 Boise State
8 Johnson, Josh QB 6-3 205 27 5 San Diego
93 Johnson, Michael DE 6-7 270 26 5 Georgia Tech
24 Jones, Adam CB 5-10 180 29 7 West Virginia
82 Jones, Marvin WR 6-2 195 23 2 California
27 Kirkpatrick, Dre CB 6-2 185 23 2 Alabama
58 Maualuga, Rey LB 6-2 255 26 5 Southern CaliforniaWas picked up in bears board game
26 Mays, Taylor S 6-3 220 25 4 Southern California
45 Miles, Jeromy S 6-2 214 26 4 Massachusetts
20 Nelson, Reggie S 5-11 210 29 7 Florida
23 Newman, Terence CB 5-10 192 34 11 Kansas State Former Cowboys CB.
2 Nugent, Mike K 5-10 190 31 9 Ohio State
30 Peerman, Cedric RB 5-10 211 26 4 Virginia
94 Peko, Domata DT 6-3 322 28 8 Michigan State
67 Pollak, Mike G 6-3 300 28 6 Arizona State
57 Rey, Vincent LB 6-2 250 25 3 Duke
66 Robinson, Trevor C 6-5 300 23 2 Notre Dame
12 Sanu, Mohamed WR 6-2 210 24 2 Rutgers
11 Sanzenbacher, Dane WR 5-11 184 24 3 Ohio State
81 Smith, Alex TE 6-4 250 31 9 Stanford
71 Smith, Andre T 6-4 335 26 5 Alabama
75 Still, Devon DT 6-5 320 24 2 Penn State
19 Tate, Brandon WR 6-1 195 25 5 North Carolina
98 Thompson, Brandon DT 6-2 325 23 2 Clemson
88 Whalen, Ryan WR 6-1 200 24 3 Stanford
77 Whitworth, Andrew T 6-7 335 31 8 Louisiana State
40 Williams, Shawn S 6-0 211 22 R Georgia
68 Zeitler, Kevin G 6-4 315 23 2 Wisconsin


Bears seem more talented to me. Is there anyone on the Bengals im not giving a fair shake. I admit i dont follow them and most of their roster sems likes guys i never heard of.

First: Geno Atkins is possibly the best DT in the league. - Well now i know why i bolded him.
Second: Gresham at the moment is better than Eifert.

- Agreed.

Third: They have one of the best O-lines in the league thanks to Whitworth, Smith and Zeitler especially. - I hear that but their running game isnt heralded. And i like the Bears Dline vs almost anybody.
Fourth: Leon Hall is a top corner coming off an ACL. - Healthy dose of Marshall.
Fifth: Both their DEs are nice. - Then we Need a Big game from Bushrod Mills and TEs to seal the edges.
Finally: Top to bottom, they have a better roster right now. It comes down to Cutler vs Dalton.

I'd pick the Bears because I prefer Cutler at home over Dalton on the road.

-Unbiased fan

[NZB2323]

I'm going to this game. I will yell as loud as I can when the defense is on the field.

[ThisGuyFawkes]

Should be a good one. The Bears are 3.5 point favorites at home, and I'd imagine the majority of money is on the Bengals which bodes well for us. The defense should be fine, but I'd like to see a crisp, efficient offense from Cutler. I'm very worried about starting the season with a home loss.

[MalikJoakim24]

If the bears win the home opener, they will win it all this season

[bearadonisdna]

If the bears win the home opener, they will win it all this season

Lets not jump the gun now here.

[blumeany]

I'm conflicted with this game. On one hand, I think the Bears D looks primed and can have a big game. On the other hand, the preseason game that mattered was against Oakland. I was also impressed by even the 'vanilla' play calling that they did in the preseason games that looked 10x more creative than the last few years. On the other hand, if that was their vanilla offense, then we still have yet to see if they can run the prime time offense.

This will be a nice measuring stick for how much farther the Bears need to go. I expect the defense to play well and only really break if the offense coughs up the ball in bad spots. Obviously, with Cincy's D-Line, the focus will be quick timing throws - which can blow up and lead to quick 3 and outs or turnovers.

If the defense can deliver like it usually does and special teams can help on field position, I think the Bears have a good shot to win. I just don't imagine this offense clicking right out of the gate.


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