After winning a nail-biter in come-from-behind fashion in Week 1, the Bears look to stack early season victories by taking down the Giants
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Game Info
Chicago Bears (1-0) vs. New York Giants (0-1), noon CT, CBS-TV (Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)
Odds: Bears (-5), Over/Under 42.5, via the DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Week 2 Game Thread (Preview)
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Coaches
Matt Nagy (21-12) vs. Joe Judge (0-1)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitchell Trubisky
Last week at Lions: 20/36 (55.6%), 242 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 104.2 rating
versus
Giants: Daniel Jones
Last week vs. Steelers: 26/41 (63.4%), 279 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT, 79.2 rating
Bears Expected Starters
Offense
• QB Mitchell Trubisky
• RB David Montgomery, RB Tarik Cohen
• WRs Allen Robinson II, Anthony Miller
• TE Jimmy Graham
• LT Charles Leno Jr., LG James Daniels, C Cody Whitehair, RG Germain Ifedi, RT Bobby Massie
Defense
• DT Akiem Hicks, NT Bilal Nichols, DE Roy Robertson-Harris
• OLBs Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn (He’s back, baby!)
• ILBs Roquan Smith, Danny Trevathan
• CBs Kyle Fuller, Jaylon Johnson
• FS Eddie Jackson
• SS Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Specialists
• Cairo Santos (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter, holder), Patrick Sales (long snapper), Cordarrelle Patterson (kick returns), Tarik Cohen (punt returns)
Bears Inactives:
Inactives for #NYGvsCHI: pic.twitter.com/WwiwTWbxYT
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 20, 2020
Giants Expected Starters
Offense
• QB Daniel Jones
• RB Saquon Barkley
• WRs Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Golden Tate
• TE Evan Engram
• LT Andrew Thomas, LG Will Hernandez, C Nick Gates, RG Kevin Zeitler, RT Cameron Fleming
Defense
• DE Dexter Lawrence, NT Dalvin Tomlinson, DT Leonard Williams
• OLBs Oshane Ximines, Lorenzo Carter
• MLBs Devante Downs, Blake Martinez
• CBs Corey Ballentine, James Bradberry
• FS Julian Love
• SS Jabrill Peppers
Specialists
• Graham Gano (kicker), Riley Dixon (punter, holder), Casey Kreitr (long snapper), Darnay Holmes (kick returns), Golden Tate (punt returns)
Giants Inactives:
WR Golden Tate is ACTIVE for #NYGvsCHI.
Giants Inactive List:
RB Wayne Gallman
DB Adrian Colbert
LB TJ Brunson
LB Carter Coughlin
OT Jackson Barton
TE Eric Tomlinson
DL RJ McIntosh— Dan Salomone (@NYGsalomone) September 20, 2020