Cincinnati Bengals vs Chicago Bears Match Player Stats On Sep 08, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 8, 2013

Bears 24, Bengals 21: Jay Cutler passed for 242 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Chicago came from behind to take the season opener from visiting Cincinnati.

Brandon Marshall made eight catches for 104 yards and a score and Charles Tillman recorded a pair of interceptions for the Bears (1-0), who converted three third downs on a drive of over six minutes to finish the game. Cutler completed 21-of-33 passes in new coach Marc Trestman’s debut.

Andy Dalton went 26-of-33 for 282 yards and two touchdowns while A.J. Green hauled in nine passes for 162 yards and a pair of scores to pace the Bengals (0-1), who could not overcome three turnovers.

Dalton was picked off on Cincinnati’s first possession and Chicago turned it into seven points when Cutler found Martellus Bennett over the middle for an 8-yard touchdown. Dalton drove the Bengals 97 yards for a tying score later in the first and found Green on the right side for a 45-yard touchdown in the second as Cincinnati took a 14-10 lead into the break.

A key pass interference penalty led to BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ 5-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the third to spread it to an 11-point gap before the Bears got back into it with Matt Forte’s 1-yard scoring run on the ensuing possession. Chicago took advantage of another turnover in the fourth, gaining possession after a fumble and grabbing the lead on Cutler’s 19-yard strike to Marshall with 8:06 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tillman (dehydration) left the game late in the first half after vomiting on the sidelines. He returned after halftime. … Green-Ellis was limited to 25 yards on 14 carries and the Bengals only managed 63 yards on the ground. … Cincinnati OT Andrew Whitworth (knee) was inactive, ending his streak of 67 straight starts going back more than four seasons.