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Bears Claim Big Win Over Eagles

Cutler and defense lead the way to a Bears victory.

The Chicago Bears did what no one in the media thought they would do on Monday Night Football. With the exception of Da Coach, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles—in Philly.  

Coming into the game, everyone was sipping hard on the Eagles Kool-Aid. What the Bears did in this win was impressive on many fronts.

Let's breakdown the key points:

Offensive Line

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This is the  area that I feel the Bears were most impressive. For the first time in 29 games, they did not give up a sack. Let that soak in for a minute. In my keys to victory I said "Keep Cutler Clean" and they did just that.  

There were only a couple of times Cutler had any pressure at all. They continued the recent trend with blocking for a solid rushing attack. The Bears ran for 164 yards and a touchdown—133 of those yards came from Matt Forte. It was a solid showing on both fronts. By far, this was the best game this unit has played this season.

Defense 

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What can you say about the effort the defense gave? They contained Michael Vick all night. He seemed unsettled by what the Bears were doing. While they only came away with one interception, they could have had two more.  

The Bears put Vick in bad spots all night. They did not let him out of the pocket—he only rushed for 34 yards on five carries. Vick was 21-for-38 for 213 yards and no TDs and one pick.  

The Bears improved to 4-0 against a Vick-led team. They did give up 119 rushing yards total, but if you had told me before the game that the Eagles' rushing total would be 119, I would have taken it and been more then happy.  LeSean McCoy carried 16 times for 71 yards and a touchdown.  

The Bears were in control for most of the game outside of the opening drive of the second half—one that ended with a Ronnie Brown touchdown.  Lance Briggs was all over the field and harassed Vick all night.

Jay Cutler

What a game by Cutler. While his stats may not have been eye popping—18-for-32 for 208 yards and two touchdowns—he managed the game perfectly. If not for two drops by Roy Williams and Devin Hester, Cutler would have been near 300 for the day. He made plays with his feat and improvised when needed to. He extended plays and looked calm and in control the entire game. Cutler looked skittish earlier this season. In tonights game, he looked like a man who trusted the gameplan and his linemen.

The Bears were 7-for-14 on third downs—a huge number to put up. Matt Forte lost two fumbles  that led to 14 Eagle points. If not for those, we may be talking about a blow out.  

The turnover battle was even with the Vick interception and a fumble on a punt return by LeShawn Jackson, which led to a Bears score before halftime. Robbie Gould had another solid game hitting on field goals of 22-, 38- and 51-yards.

Welcome back Earl Bennett, who returned from a chest injury he got in Week 2 to post five catches for 95 yards and the go-ahead score.

This was a huge win on many fronts—with playoff implications on the line for the Bears—and we came up big and walked out of a hostile environment with a win.

Let me know what you think and as always BEAR DOWN!!!!!!

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