Third game against the Bears was a good one. It was a tight game until the end when Cutler started slinging it and the tall Panthers corners matched up well with the big bears receivers and came down with a couple under thrown deep balls. Cutler really missed Forte in the running game but especially out of the backfield catching passes.
The Panthers ran the ball well enough to setup some nice play action pass plays including a 60 yard bomb to Kelvin Benjamin that setup a Stewart TD run. The Panthers caught the Bears in a blitz to setup DeAngelo Williams for a TD catch on a screen pass.
The final score may not reflect it but this game was tight until the 4th quarter. Cutler didn't stay patient and forcing the ball cost him in the end.
| Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers |
| Jan 1, | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Chicago Bears () | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Carolina Panthers () | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| CHI | CAR |
| Total Offense | 334 | 370 |
| Rushing Yards | 87 | 131 |
| Passing Yards | 247 | 239 |
| First Downs | 17 | 16 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 24 |
| Kick Return Yards | 42 | 60 |
| Total Yards | 376 | 454 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 3 | 5 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 0/1 | 1/0 |
| Penalties | 14 | 0 |
| Posession Time | 29:34 | 30:26 |
| Chicago Bears | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | C. Newton | 19/28 | 245 | 1 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Williams | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 0 | | J. Stewart | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 1 | | C. Newton | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | K. Benjamin | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 0 | | J. Avant | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | | J. Cotchery | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | | D. Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | | G. Olsen | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | E. Dickson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | J. Stewart | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | R. Kalil | 1 | 0 | | N. Chandler | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | L. Kuechly | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | T. DeCoud | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | T. Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Cason | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | R. Lester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | B. Benwikere | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | R. Harper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | S. Lotulelei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | M. White | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | J. Norman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | J. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Short | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | A. Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | G. Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | G. Gano | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 43 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | B. Nortman | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 2 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | P. Brown | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | P. Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
| | Carolina Panthers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | J. Cutler | 27/37 | 276 | 1 | 3 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | K. Carey | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | | S. Perry | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | | J. Cutler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | B. Marshall | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 1 | | J. Morgan | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | | A. Jeffery | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | | M. Wilson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | | M. Bennett | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | K. Carey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | S. Holmes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | R. Garza | 1 | 2 | | E. Britton | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | R. Mundy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D. McCray | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Tillman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D. Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Greene | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | T. Jennings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | W. Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | S. McClellin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | L. Houston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | J. Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | S. Paea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Conte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | R. Gould | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 22 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Z. Mesko | 4 | 188 | 47.0 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | S. Perry | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | S. Holmes | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
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