Winning in the Windy City | A Chicago Bears Dynasty (M19)

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Bears bring back Whitehair


The Bears have just signed center Cody Whitehair to a new contract extension, the team announced today. Whitehair signed a 4 year deal worth $23.6 million, and is now under contract through 2023. This keeps the current offensive line intact for a few more years.

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Tracy's 5th field goal lifts Bears past Vikes in Trubisky's return
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The Bears moved to 6-2 at the halfway point of their season, as rookie kicker Cole Tracy nailed a 40 yard field goal as time expired to erase a 9-point 4th quarter deficit. Tracy now has 2 game winning field goals in his first 8 career games.

All of the Bears' first half points came from the foot of Cole Tracy, and the Bears didn't score any touchdowns until early in the fourth quarter on a Trubisky TD pass to Anthony Miller. The Vikings played with a ground and pound offense, giving Dalvin Cook the ball 27 times as he averaged just 3.8 yards per carry.

After Cook's second TD run of the day put the Vikings up 28-19 with 5:34 to play, it looked like the Bears were running out of chances. But on the ensuing drive, Trubisky led the Bears down the field and threw his second touchown of the day, this time a 14 yard strike to Allen Robinson. The Bears stopped the Vikings, who made a bad decision by trying a 58 yard field goal with 1:29 to play. Fairbairn missed, and the Bears received the ball in great field position, starting the drive on their own 48 yard line.

The Bears drive almost ended early, as they faced a 4th and 4 around midfield. Tarik Cohen took a pass in the flat and dove for the first down markers, fumbling the ball in the process. It was recovered by the Vikings, but upon review it was discovered that Trae Waynes, who had recovered the fumble, had a foot on the sideline as he recovered, therefore making the ball officially out of bounds, and staying with Chicago. After a couple more sideline throws and Jordan Howard runs, the Bears were set up with a 40 yard field goal attempt for the win. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer had all three second half timeouts, but elected not to take one to try to ice the kicker. Cole Tracy sent the kick through the uprights, and the Bears narrowly escaped with a close 29-28 victory.

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Nov 10, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (3-5)	7	7	7	7	28
Chicago Bears (6-2)	3	6	3	17	29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
6:05	(MIN) Cook 7 yd run (Fairbairn kick)	7	0
1:25	(CHI) Tracy 30 yd FG	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
7:42	(MIN) Rudolph 2 yd pass from Cousins (Fairbairn kick)	14	3
3:43	(CHI) Tracy 20 yd FG	14	6
0:00	(CHI) Tracy 33 yd FG	14	9
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
4:47	(CHI) Tracy 38 yd FG	14	12
0:13	(MIN) Morgan II 2 yd pass from Cousins (Fairbairn kick)	21	12
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
6:50	(CHI) Miller 12 yd pass from Trubisky (Tracy kick)	21	19
5:34	(MIN) Cook 11 yd run (Fairbairn kick)	28	19
2:53	(CHI) Robinson II 14 yd pass from Trubisky (Tracy kick)	28	26
0:00	(CHI) Tracy 40 yd FG	28	29

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kirk Cousins 15/18 240 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dalvin Cook 27 103 3.8 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Adam Thielen 4 89 22.2 0 Parris Campbell 3 80 26.6 0 Kyle Rudolph 4 35 8.7 1 Stefon Diggs 2 28 14.0 0 Dalvin Cook 1 6 6.0 0 David Morgan II 1 2 2.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Eric Kendricks 5 0 0 0 Everson Griffen 5 1.0 0 0 Holton Hill 5 0 1 0 Harrison Smith 4 0 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 4 0 0 0 Andrew Sendejo 4 0 0 0 Anthony Barr 3 0 0 0 Trae Waynes 3 0 0 0 Stephen Weatherly 3 1.0 0 0 Sheldon Richardson 3 0 0 0 Linval Joseph 3 0 0 0 Ben Gedeon 2 0 0 0 Kyle Emanuel 1 0 0 0 Dre Greenlaw 1 0 0 0 Taylor Rapp 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ka'imi Fairbairn 0/2 4/4 4 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Marquette King 1 53 53.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Parris Campbell 2 55 27.5 0 Gary Jennings Jr. 2 52 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD None

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mitchell Trubisky 25/35 297 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jordan Howard 13 99 7.6 0 Mitchell Trubisky 6 39 6.5 0 Tarik Cohen 1 9 9.0 0 Ryan Nall 1 3 3.0 0 Corey Clement 2 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Taylor Gabriel 3 66 22.0 0 Trey Burton 5 62 12.4 0 Anthony Miller 4 55 13.7 1 Javon Wims 2 36 18.0 0 Tarik Cohen 3 27 9.0 0 Allen Robinson II 2 19 9.5 1 Marquise Brown 1 17 17.0 0 Adam Shaheen 1 9 9.0 0 Corey Clement 2 5 2.5 0 Ryan Nall 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Adrian Amos Jr. 8 0 0 0 Eddie Jackson 5 0 0 0 Khalil Mack 5 1.0 0 0 Bryce Callahan 3 0 0 0 Danny Trevathan 3 0 0 0 Prince Amukamara 2 0 0 0 Leonard Floyd 2 0 0 0 Roy Robertson-Harris 2 0 0 0 Kyle Fuller 2 0 0 0 Terrell Suggs 1 0 0 0 Roquan Smith 1 0 0 0 Akiem Hicks 1 0 0 0 Eddie Goldman 1 0 0 0 Bilal Nichols 1 0 0 0 Nasir Adderley 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Cole Tracy 5/5 2/2 17 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 None KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Taquan Mizzell Sr. 2 45 22.5 0 Marquise Brown 1 29 29.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tarik Cohen 1 10 10.0 0

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2019 NFL Scores - Week 9

Thursday's Games

Jets 24, Bills 21

Sunday's Games

Packers 20, Panthers 21

Falcons 49, Jaguars 14

Chiefs 28, Colts 34

Redskins 28, Lions 9

Vikings 28, Bears 29

Buccaneers 24, Texans 30

Titans 28, Dolphins 29

Browns 24, 49ers 17

Chargers 13, Raiders 20

Patriots 14, Giants 31

Rams 27, Ravens 17 (SNF)

Monday's Games

Cowboys 34, Eagles 16

NFL Players of the Week
NFC OPOW: QB Matt Ryan - Falcons - 17/22, 256 yds, 6 TDs
NFC DPOW: S Keanu Neal - Falcons - 2 INTs, 8 tackles
AFC OPOW: QB Deshaun Watson - Texans - 30/42, 301 yds, 3 TDs
AFC DPOW: CB Robert Alford - Jets - 1 INT, 1 TD, 9 tackles

Notable News

Contract Extensions
Seahawks re-sign OLB Barkevious Mingo 3yrs/12.9mil
Saints re-sign CB Eli Apple 2yrs/6.44mil
Cowboys re-sign K Brett Maher 3yrs/7.24mil
Broncos re-sign QB Case Keenum 2yrs/27.2mil
Bears re-sign C Cody Whitehair 4yrs/23.6mil

Roster Moves
Redskins release CB Ezra Robinson
Giants sign QB Jake Browning to practice squad
Raiders sign RB Jacques Patrick to practice squad

Week 10 Preview

Matchup Preview *|* November 17, 2019
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Chicago Bears (6-2, 0-1 Away)		New Orleans Saints (4-4, 1-3 Home)
Injury Report MLB Roquan Smith (hand) Questionable OLB Demario Davis (ribs) Doubtful DE Trey Hendrickson (neck) Out

The Bears are set to play just their second road game of the season (thanks NFL scheduling) as 7 of their first 8 games were at Soldier Field (?!). The Saints have struggled at home, with a 1-3 mark, but Drew Brees is having a phenomenal season, even at age 40. Roquan Smith is likely to play, as he is back in practice at full participation despite leaving last week's contest in the first quarter. The Saints are coming off the bye looking to get back over .500.

Spread: CHI -3.5

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Second half comeback bid falls 2 yards short, Trubisky injured on final drive
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The Bears came within 2 yards of erasing an 18-point second half deficit, losing to the Saints 26-28 on the final play of the game.

One of the best SNF games so far this season, the Saints completely outplayed the Bears in the first half. Their offense was full of firepower, as Cameron Meredith caught a slant and broke a couple tackles on his way to a 68 yard score against his former team, putting the Saints up 7-0. The Saints would find the endzone twice more in the first half, first on a Brees to Josh Hill TD connection, and once again on the following drive, which was just 2 plays. A 71 yard run by Alvin Kamara was followed by a 2 yard TD run, giving Kamara the first of his 2 rushing TDs. The Bears were able to put up 3 points as time expired in the first half, and the Saints went to the locker room with a 21-3 lead at half.

The Bears came out of half with a little more offensive action, scoring on a 33 yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky to Javon Wims, for Wims' first career NFL touchdown. This brought the Bears within 11, only for the Saints to answer back with Kamara's second touchdown.

After the Bears punted to begin the 4th quarter, the game looked like it was just about over. That's when the Bears started to look completely different. After a Saints 3-and-out, the Bears took the ball down the field and scored from 3 yards out on a ball that was tipped at the line of scrimmage and fell right right into the arms of Anthony Miller. After yet another 3-and-out for New Orleans, the Bears drove down the field again, this time settling for a field goal on 4th down with under 3 minutes to play to make it a one possession game.

The Bears allowed one first down on the ensuing drive, and then were able to stop the Saints three times, allowing them to get the ball back with just under 2 minutes remaining in the game.

On the first play of the drive, Trubisky found Wims for 13 yards, but on the very next play, Trubisky was sacked by Marcus Davenport and was injured. Enter Tyree Jackson.

Tyree Jackson came in the game with no timeouts and 1:36 to play, with the Bears at their own 32. The Bears marched up to the Saints' 49 in a few plays before Jackson threw 2 incompletions. On 3rd and 10, Jackson found Wims over the middle, who was able to fight forward and bring up a 4th and 1. With no timeouts, Jackson ran the offense up to the line and completed a pass to Tarik Cohen in the right flat, who made a sensational play to avoid 2 tackles and get out of bounds at the Saints' 21 with 5 seconds left to play.

It came down to one final play. Tyree Jackson took the shotgun snap, avoided pressure and rolled out to his left. He felt pressure and had to get rid of the ball, and made the best throw of his career on this play. Jackson was running left, turned back towards the middle of the field, and threw a ball to the endzone while on the run, and it was caught by rookie Marquise Brown for a touchdown.

The Bears needed a 2 point conversion to tie. The Bears came out in shotgun with 3 receivers (Robinson, Miller, Wims) and Jackson attempted to find Wims on a slant, but it was picked off by Saints LB AJ Klein, ending the game.

Tyree Jackson came in the game and put on quite a show in Trubisky's absence, but Trubisky has confirmed that he will be good to go for next week's game against the Chiefs. Roquan Smith had one of his best performances, with 4 sacks and 9 tackles, earning him the NFC Defensive Player of the Week Award.

The Bears fall to 6-3, but still have a 2 game lead in the NFC North. The Saints are back over .500, with a big win at home.

Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints
Nov 17, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago Bears (6-3)	0	3	7	16	26
New Orleans Saints (5-4)	7	14	7	0	28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CHI	NOR
1:23	(NOR) Meredith 68 yd pass from Brees (Lutz kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CHI	NOR
3:31	(NOR) Hill 4 yd pass from Brees (Lutz kick)	0	14
0:42	(NOR) Kamara 2 yd run (Lutz kick)	0	21
0:00	(CHI) Tracy 38 yd FG	3	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CHI	NOR
4:48	(CHI) Wims 33 yd pass from Trubisky (Tracy kick)	10	21
4:17	(NOR) Kamara 4 yd run (Lutz kick)	10	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CHI	NOR
5:20	(CHI) Miller 3 yd pass from Trubisky (Tracy kick)	17	28
2:47	(CHI) Tracy 26 yd FG	20	28
0:00	(CHI) Brown 21 yd pass from Jackson (2pt conversion failed)	26	28

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mitchell Trubisky 18/27 260 2 1 Tyree Jackson 5/7 55 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jordan Howard 13 82 6.3 0 Tyree Jackson 2 15 7.5 0 Marquise Brown 1 14 14.0 0 Corey Clement 2 12 6.0 0 Mitchell Trubisky 4 2 0.5 0 Tarik Cohen 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Javon Wims 4 70 17.5 1 Marquise Brown 4 63 15.7 1 Allen Robinson II 1 48 48.0 0 Taylor Gabriel 2 44 22.0 0 Anthony Miller 3 39 13.0 1 Tarik Cohen 6 27 4.5 0 Jordan Howard 1 17 17.0 0 Corey Clement 1 6 6.0 0 Adam Shaheen 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Roquan Smith 9 4.0 0 0 Bryce Callahan 5 0 0 0 Kyle Fuller 5 0 0 0 Eddie Jackson 5 0 0 0 Leonard Floyd 4 1.5 0 0 Khalil Mack 4 0.5 0 0 Adrian Amos Jr. 4 0 0 0 Prince Amukamara 3 0 0 0 Danny Trevathan 2 0 0 0 Bilal Nichols 1 0 0 0 Trevor Williams 1 0 0 0 Sherrick McManis 1 0 0 0 Kevin Toliver II 1 0 0 0 Anthony Harris 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Cole Tracy 2/2 2/2 8 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Pat O'Donnell 5 199 39.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Marquise Brown 5 159 31.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tarik Cohen 3 81 27.0 0

New Orleans Saints PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Drew Brees 23/30 279 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Alvin Kamara 15 119 7.9 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cameron Meredith 4 100 25.0 1 Alvin Kamara 3 53 17.6 0 Dez Bryant 5 37 7.4 0 Josh Hill 5 32 6.4 1 Tre'quan Smith 2 27 13.5 0 Michael Thomas 2 22 11.0 0 Austin Carr 1 7 7.0 0 Maxx Williams 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD AJ Klein 10 1.0 0 0 Cameron Jordan 8 3.0 0 0 Alex Anzalone 7 1.0 0 0 Marcus Williams 5 0 1 0 Vonn Bell 3 0 0 0 Marshon Lattimore 3 0 0 0 Eli Apple 3 0 0 0 Patrick Robinson 3 0 0 0 David Onyemata 3 0 0 0 Brennan Scarlett 3 0 0 0 Aaron Lynch 3 0 0 0 Sheldon Rankins 2 1.0 0 0 Ben Banogu 2 0 0 0 Marcus Davenport 1 1.0 0 0 Daryl Worley 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Wil Lutz 0/2 4/4 4 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Thomas Morstead 5 235 47.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD None PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dez Bryant 3 45 15.0 0

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2019 NFL Scores - Week 10

Thursday's Games

Chargers 31, Broncos 3

Sunday's Games

Bills 14, Eagles 35

Steelers 28, Dolphins 7

Patriots 28, Cowboys 20

Lions 21, Vikings 14

Buccaneers 21, Titans 26

Giants 17, Jets 34

Jaguars 24, Colts 21

Texans 28, Panthers 14

Bengals 35, Cardinals 38

Packers 24, Raiders 14

49ers 13, Rams 17

Bears 26, Saints 28 (SNF)

Monday's Games

Seahawks 49, Falcons 26

NFL Players of the Week
NFC OPOW: QB Russell Wilson - Seahawks - 29/38, 297 yds, 6 TDs, 1 INT
NFC DPOW: MLB Roquan Smith - Bears - 4 sacks, 9 tackles
AFC OPOW: QB Andy Dalton - Bengals - 28/45, 367 yds, 3 TDs
AFC DPOW: S Clayton Geathers - Colts - 1 INT, 1 TD, 7 tackles

Notable News

Contract Extensions
Bengals re-sign G Clint Boling 2yrs/10.5mil
Falcons re-sign Josh Norman 1yr/3.92mil
Eagles re-sign OLB Kamu Grugier-Hill 4yrs/14.8mil
Chargers re-sign C Mike Pouncey 4yrs/19.9mil

Roster Moves
Redskins release CB Tarvarus McFadden
Redskins sign CB Grant Haley

Week 11 Preview

Matchup Preview *|* November 24, 2019
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Chicago Bears (6-3, 0-2 Away)		Kansas City Chiefs (6-3, 4-1 Home)
Injury Report QB Mitchell Trubisky (leg) Questionable RB Damien Harris (hip) Out

The Bears will look to rebound in a tough matchup with the 6-3 Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Matt Nagy has confirmed that Mitchell Trubisky will be good to go for Sunday. The injury he suffered against the Saints was just leg cramps, so he will be back in practice with full participation.

Meanwhile for Kansas City, the offense will be without AFC Rookie of the Year front-runner Damien Harris. Doug Martin will get the start in his place, and we may see some snaps by second-year back Darrel Williams as well.

This game is important for both teams as they try to stay on top of their divisions.

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Bears to retire Urlacher's jersey number, "Last one for real"


The Chicago Bears have decided to retire one more jersey number, even after Mike Ditka's 89 was said to have been the last one the Bears would retire. Chairman George McCaskey announced today that the most recent Bears Hall of Famer will have his jersey retired at the Bears' opening home game next season (2020).

"This is the last one for real. Brian symbolized what it means to be a Monster of the Midway." This will be the 15th number retired by the Bears, and any more retirements could threaten the team to run out of issued numbers, especially in the preseason.

While there are many more good candidates for number retirements: Mike Singletary, Richard Dent, Dan Hampton among the most notable; the Bears can't sacrifice any more numbers to this honor.

No other players have worn 54 since Urlacher's retirement after the 2012 season.

[BoltOfPurple]

Fast forward 20 years

Tyree Jackson breaks all possible quarterback records

First ballot HOF

Chairman Mitchell Trubisky “Ok listen y’all I promise this right here is the last name we ever retire. He beat me out years ago and changed the franchise so it’s only right if we honor him.”


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[soxfan98]

Quote: Originally Posted by BoltOfPurple

Fast forward 20 years Tyree Jackson breaks all possible quarterback records First ballot HOF Chairman Mitchell Trubisky “Ok listen y’all I promise this right here is the last name we ever retire. He beat me out years ago and changed the franchise so it’s only right if we honor him.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Now that would be something lol


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Good thing you have Jackson in case Trubiscuit is turning into Tony Romo.

Making sure nobody is wearing retired numbers is something I do with each new crop of players. And with my Bears nobody is allowed 50 or 53 either. Wish retired numbers were in the game but not sure how hard that is to code. Plus they have more important stuff to work on, like MUT.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Manning2Harrison

Good thing you have Jackson in case Trubiscuit is turning into Tony Romo. Making sure nobody is wearing retired numbers is something I do with each new crop of players. And with my Bears nobody is allowed 50 or 53 either. Wish retired numbers were i the game but not sure how hard that is to code. Plus they have more important stuff to work on, like MUT.

It would be nice if they could throw in an option for franchise so that no teams would wear retired numbers.

Jackson has been a nice surprise of a 7th round pick so far, it’ll be interesting to see what happens with some progression moving forward.


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