After beating the Lions in a Week 1 thriller, the Bears thwarted a comeback attempt by the Giants in Week 2. Now, Chicago takes its talents to Atlanta in search of a 3-0 start.
And here we go:
Game Info
Chicago Bears (2-0) at Atlanta Falcons (0-2), noon CT, FOX-TV (Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)
Odds: Bears (+3, -118), Over/Under 47, via the DraftKings Sportsbook.
Week 3 Game Thread (Preview)
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Coaches
Matt Nagy (22-12) vs. Dan Quinn (43-39)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitchell Trubisky
Last week vs. Giants: 18/28 (64.3%), 190 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT, 78.0 rating
versus
Falcons: Matt Ryan
Last week at Cowboys: 24/36 (66.7%), 273 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT, 126.3 rating
Bears Expected Starters
Offense
• QB Mitchell Trubisky
• RB David Montgomery
• WRs Allen Robinson II, Anthony Miller
• TEs Jimmy Graham, Demetrius Harris
• 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
• 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 #CHIvsATL: pic.twitter.com/IShHwOqJto
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 27, 2020
Falcons Expected Starters
Offense
• QB Matt Ryan
• RB Todd Gurley
• FB Keith Smith
• WRs Calvin Ridley, Russell Gage
• TE Hayden Hurst
• LT Jake Matthews, LG James Carpenter, C Alex Mack, RG Chris Lindstrom, RT Matt Gono
Defense
• DE Allen Bailey, DE Dante Fowler Jr., DT Grady Jarrett, DT Tyeler Davison
• LBs Deion Jones, Mykal Walker
• CBs Darqueze Dennard, Isaiah Oliver
• Ss Damontae Kazee, Keanu Neal, Sharrod Neasman
Specialists
• Younghoe Koo (kicker), Sterling Hofrichter (punter, holder), Josh Harris (long snapper), Brandon Powell (kick and punt returns)
Falcons Inactives:
https://twitter.com/AtlantaFalcons/status/1310240282819129344?s=20