NEWSLETTER
After a day of NFL action, the Chicago Bears are here for your nightcap.
And a game under the lights, and in the shadow of Hollywood, is deserving of a movie-style trailer:
The beauty of the NFL is that you can’t script it. So many different things can happen when big, strong, fast humans are throwing, catching, kicking, and handling an oblong ball. And that’s why we watch. Because it’s the greatest reality television show going. It just happens that this episode can end with the Bears alone at the top of the NFC North.
Wow. These Bears are INCREDIBLE. pic.twitter.com/MPyLeZ8Tpn
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) September 12, 2021
There’s no one I’d rather go through this with than fellow Bears fans. Let’s get it!
Game Info
Chicago Bears (2020: 8-8, 2nd NFC North) at Los Angeles Rams (2020: 10-6, 2nd NFC West) – NBC (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote), Universo (Carlos Mauricio Ramirez, Jorge Andres), Westwood One (Ryan Radtke, Rod Woodson)
Kickoff time: 7:20 p.m. CT
Site: So-Fi Stadium
Referee: Brad Allen
Odds: Bears +8 (-110), O/U 46.5 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can start the 2021 season on a high note.
Coaches
Bears Matt Nagy (28-20) vs. Rams Sean McVay (43-21)
Week 1 Starting Quarterbacks and Projected Game Stats
BEARS: Andy Dalton: 23/36, 237 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries, 11 rushing yards
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RAMS: Matthew Stafford: 24/37, 276 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 2 carries, 8 yards
Week 1 projected stats via ESPN projections
Bears Offense (Projected Starters in Bold)
RB David Montgomery
Reserves: Damien Williams, Khalil Herbert
WR Allen Robinson II, Darnell Mooney, Marquise Goodwin
Reserves: Damiere Byrd, Nsimba Webster
TE Cole Kmet
Reserves: Jimmy Graham, Jesse James, J.P. Holtz, Jesper Horsted
LT Jason Peters
LG Cody Whitehair
C Sam Mustipher
RG James Daniels
RT Germain Ifedi
Reserves: Elijah Wilkinson, Larry Borom, Alex Bars
Bears Defense
DT Akiem Hicks
NT Khyiris Tonga
DE Bilal Nichols
Reserves: Angelo Blackson, Khyiris Tonga, Damion Square
OLB Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn
Reserves: Trevis Gipson, Jeremiah Attaochu
ILB Roquan Smith, Alec Ogletree
Reserves: Christian Jones, Caleb Johnson, Josh Woods
CB Jaylon Johnson, Kindle Vildor
Reserves: Artie Burns, Xavier Crawford
S Eddie Jackson, Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Reserves: Deon Bush, Marqui Christian, DeAndre Houston-Carson
Bears Special Teams
Cairo Santos (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter), Patrick Scales (long-snapper), Khalil Herbert (kick returners), Nsimba Webster (punts)
Bears Inactives
Inactives for #CHIvsLAR: pic.twitter.com/qflmhc79Ho
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 12, 2021
Rams Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Matthew Stafford
• RB Sony Michel
• WRs Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson, Robert Woods
• TE Tyler Higbee
• LT Andrew Whitworth, LG David Edwards, C Brian Allen, RG Austin Corbett, RT Rob Havenstein
Defense
• LDE A’Shawn Robinson, DT Aaron Donald, NT Sebastian Joseph-Day
• WILL Justin Hollins, SLB Leonard Floyd, ILB Kenny Young, ILB Troy Reeder
• CBs Darious Williams, Jalen Ramsey
• S Jordan Fuller, Taylor Rapp
Specialists
• Matt Gay (kicker), Johnny Hekker (punter, holder), Matt Orzech (long snapper), Cooper Kupp (kick and punt returns)
Rams Inactives
Rams inactives: QB Bryce Perkins, DB JuJu Hughes, DB JR Reid, OL Alaric Jackson, WR Ben Skowronek DL Bobby Brown
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) September 12, 2021
