W2: Steelers(1-0) @ Bears(0-1)

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Who: Pittsburgh Steelers(1-0) vs. Chicago Bears(0-1)
When: Thursday, September 10th
Where: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL
Time: 3:15 PM CST
TV: NFL on CBS
All Time Series: Bears lead 19-7
Season Series: First Meeting
Trivia Fact: This will be the Steelers first return back to Chicago since Nov 5th 1995 when the Steelers won a 37-34 overtime victory against the Bears.

http://new.steelers.com/mediacontent/20 ... 110280.pdf

The following are notes highlighting the victory over the Titans:
• QB Ben Roethlisberger finished with 363 yards passing, the
most by a Steeler in a season opener (since 1970).
• WR Santonio Holmes finished with a career-high nine
receptions for 131 yards and a TD, which is the exact same stat
line he had in Super Bowl XLIII to end the 2008 season.
• S Troy Polamalu had a dominating quarter-and-a-half by
posting an interception, six tackles (all solo) and two passes
defensed, but left the game in the second quarter with a knee
injury.
• K Jeff Reed booted a game-winning 33-yard field goal in
overtime, marking his eighth career game-winner in the regular
season.
• The attendance of 65,110 was the largest regular-season
mark in team history and the third-largest overall at Heinz Field.


Injury Report:

Steelers: SS Troy Polomalu will miss 3-6 weeks with a MCL injury.
Bears: DT Brian Urlacker will miss the rest of the season with a broken wrist.


Celeb Hometown Babe of the Game

Rosa Blasi

[SpinninHouse]

as a bears fan, we need to get to Big Ben or else he'll carve us up. our pass rush appears to be improved from last year but the secondary is still extremely weak. our linebacking core was our strong position but the injury to urlacher will be a signifcant blow. hunter hillenmeyer has not played like a starting caliber LB since 2006.

this will be an extremely difficult matchup for us. i do expect Cutler to perform much better. we'll see what happens.

[SportsWorld]

Good luck guys. Should be a good game.

[DEEP3CL]

We must get to Cutler quick and often. Green Bay's pass rush isn't nearly as good as the Steelers, if Cutler thought he was under the knife against the Packers wait until he sees the Black and Gold !

[timd1218]

Losing Polamalo is going to hurt the defense this game. I think Cutler will bounce back big time for this game. Losing Urlacher will hurt Chicago just as much so I expect Rothlisberger to have a very good game, as with Holmes.

Even though I am in Mississippi right now, I'll be able to watch the game on TV. Should be a nice, hard hitting, old time football game.

[SD2042]

Losing Polamalu is going to hurt the defense this game. I think Cutler will bounce back big time for this game. Losing Urlacher will hurt Chicago just as much so I expect Rothlisberger to have a very good game, as with Holmes.

Even though I am in Mississippi right now, I'll be able to watch the game on TV. Should be a nice, hard hitting, old time football game.

Exactly what I'll be doing on Sunday. All football, all day.

[Canomad]

We must get to Cutler quick and often. Green Bay's pass rush isn't nearly as good as the Steelers, if Cutler thought he was under the knife against the Packers wait until he sees the Black and Gold !

i agree the steelers need to pin there ears back and get to cutler and stop forte and they should win this. cutler needs receivers in the worst way.

[SD2042]

The rush to Cutler is solid. However he still gets the ball out to his receivers. Add more pressure to keep him contain and they should have a good day.

[SD2042]

Man..... Carter laid out Olsen on that play and they both are down and stunned.

[SD2042]

Mundy in for Carter.

Steelers called for holding.

[SD2042]

Good run by Mendenhall and it set up the run by Big Ben for the TD to make it 14-7 in the third quarter.

[SD2042]

Good run by Parker for 10yrds.

[SD2042]

Big Ben to Holmes for 14yds.

[timd1218]

Tillman got away with grabbing Holmes jersey right there. Very bad non call by the refs.

[SD2042]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=2 ... 03&prov=ap

Steelers lose to the Bears 17-14 after K Robbie Gould kicks in a three point FG to take the lead and the win for the Bears. As expected it was another tough game from start to finish. Missed the fourth quarter so I can't say what mistakes may have lead to the loss.

[Phonoodles]

bad loss ))=