NEWSLETTER
It’s not often when Week 3 feels like a must-win.
But this feels like one.
Let me explain.
Better yet, let this tweet from Trey Wingo do the talking:
As if the Bears were needing MORE inspiration heading into today’s action!
Game Info and Coverage Maps
Houston Texans (0-1-1, 2nd AFC South) at Chicago Bears (1-1, T-1st NFC North) – CBS (Andrew Catalon and James Lofton); WBBM 780 AM, 105.9 FM (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)
Kickoff time: Noon CT
Site: Soldier Field; Chicago
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Odds: Bears -3 (-110), O/U 39 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread (Week 3 Preview)
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And, hopefully, we can do this for 14 more games (and playoffs?)!
Hype Video
Starting Quarterbacks and Projected Game Stats
BEARS: Justin Fields: 15/25, 172 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 8 carries, 39 rushing yards
vs.
TEXANS: Davis Mills: 23/36, 251 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries, 8 rushing yards
Week 3 projected stats via ESPN projections
Bears Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Justin Fields
• RB David Montgomery
• WRs Darnell Mooney, Equanimeous St. Brown, Dante Pettis
• TE Cole Kmet
• LT Braxton Jones, LG Cody Whitehair, C Lucas Patrick, RG Teven Jenkins, RT Larry Borom
Defense
• LDE Al-Quadin Muhammad, LDT Angelo Blackson, RDT Justin Jones, RDE Robert Quinn
• SAM Nicholas Morrow, WILL Roquan Smith
• LCB Jaylon Johnson (a quad injury keeps him out today), RCB Kindle Vildor, NCB Kyler Gordon
• FS Eddie Jackson, SS Jaquan Brisker
Specialists
• Cairo Santos (kicker), Trenton Gill (punter, holder), Patrick Scales (long snapper), Trestan Ebner (kick returns), Dante Pettis (punt returns)
Texans Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Davis Mills
• RB Dameon Pierce
• WR Brandin Cooks, Nico Collins, Chris Moore
• TE Pharaoh Brown
• LT Laremy Tunsil, LG Kenyon Green, C Scott Quessenberry, RG A.J. Cann, RT Tytus Howard
Defense
• LDE Jonathan Greenard, LDT Maliek Collins, RDT Roy Lopez, RDE Jerry Hughes
• WLB Kamu Grugier-Hill, MLB Christian Kirksey, SLB Blake Cashman
• LCB Steven Nelson, RCB Derek Stingley Jr.
• FS Jalen Pitre, SS Jonathan Owens
Specialists
• Ka’imi Fairbairn (kicker), Cameron Johnston (punter, holder), Jon Weeks (long snapper), Tremon Smith, Desmond King III (kick and punt returns)
