Official Texans vs. Bears Game Thread, 9/11/2016
 

The Chicago Bears pay a visit to NRG stadium this Sunday to play the Texans in an early game on FOX. It will be the season opener for both teams. Like the Texans, the Bears will be operating with a patchwork offensive line due to injury. Still, the Bears are expected to start QB Jay Cutler and he can run hot (or cold) at times.... The Bears have a new offensive coordinator, a new RB and the aforementioned interior OL.

The Texans will have a new QB, some rookie wide receivers to break in, a new lead RB and their own new faces on the OL. The Texans have never lost to the Bears (3-0).

TV = FOX (channel 26 local), noon, Sunday, Sept 11

Announcers = Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis

The line = Texans by 6.5 to 7

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

FOX (late) = New York Giants @ Dallas -- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

CBS (late) = Miami @ Seattle -- Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts

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Prime Time:

TNF = Carolina @ Denver (NBC), 7:30 pm CST

SNF = New England @ Arizona (NBC), 7:30 pm CST

MNF = Pittsburgh @ Washington (ESPN), 6:10 pm CST

MNF = Los Angeles @ San Francisco (ESPN), 9:20 pm CST

Better win this one or no way we are serious contenders in 2016 because next week with the big, bad Chiefs coming to town and then a few days later we travel to New England for a Thursday night game to visit Belichicks Patriots the games only get tougher, lots tougher.

Liberty white day.

Line movement has gone back up to 6 pts. - was 5 yesterday - that's a good sign.....

Let's go, boys.

Bears win the toss and defer - Texans to receive.

Ervin brings the kickoff back to the Texan 27. Texans ball.

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L Miller for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Oz rolls out and hits Fido for 6 and the 1st down.

Dumpoff to L Miller goes for 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

L Miller for almost 2. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Oz pressured and scrambles up the middle for nice gain and the 1st down. Ball at the Bears 36.

L Miller for 2.

Oy, Oz's pass is INT'ed by Porter at the Bear 25. Bears ball.

Langford for 4.

Cutler hits Jeffrey for 6 and the 1st down.

Langford for 2.

Langford for 1. Brings up 3rd and 7. About 9:20 left in the 1st qtr.

Pass to Royal good for gain into Texan territory, 1st down.

Pass to Jeffrey goes all the way to the Texan 20.

Run up the middle but flag down..... false start Bears, -5. Brings up 1st and 15.

PI gets called on KJ. 1st and goal at the 5.

Langford takes it to the 1 yard line. 2nd and 1 at the goal.

TD Langford.

Bears 7, Texans 0

6:58 left in the 1st qtr.

Not a good start...

Ervin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 24. Texan's ball.

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L Miller for about 4 but holding brings it back. Makes it 1st and 20.

Screen pass is sniffed out and Miller is tackled for a loss of 6.

False start Texans, -5. Makes it 2nd and 26.

L Miller gets it out to the 3rd and 24.

Miller for about 10 but not enough for the 1st down. Texans to punt.

Royal brings the punt all the way back to the Texan 40 yard line. Bear's ball.

Eeesh, lookin' like a long day....

Went from bad to worse with that return...

From worse to whatever is after worse with the Cushing injury...wow

Langford for about 3 or 4.

Cutler pressured throws it away, inc. Brings up 3rd and 6.

Pass to White is marked just short of the 1st down. 4th and 1 coming up.

Bears going for it...

Cutler fumbles the snap and keeps it for no gain. Texan's ball.

2:44 left in the 1st qtr.

L Miller for 4.

L Miller for nice gain. Ball at the Texan 47, 1st down.

L Miller for 7 more.

Flat pass to DHop good for about 5 and the 1st down.

Oooh, deep pass into the endzone for Fuller is broken up, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Griffin gets about 5. Brings up 3rd and 5.

End of the 1st qtr.

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On 3rd and 5, pass to Anderson goes for the 1st down at the Bear 25. Holding against the Bears is declined.

L Miller for 4.

Dumpoff to Ervin gets 5. 3rd and 1 coming up.

L Miller takes it to the 10 yard line and gets the 1st down.

Pass to Hop in the endzone goes inc. PI called on Hop. Makes it 1st and goal at the 20 yard line.

L Miller for about 3.

Oz hits Fuller at the 10. 3rd and goal coming up.

Pass to Ervin goes inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Novak's 28-yarder is good.

Bears 7, Texans 3

11:25 left in the half.

Bears bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 20. Illegal block in the back on the Bears. Bear's ball at their 10.

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Cutler's pass is low and inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Langford goes right for 7. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to Z Miller gets 5 and the 1st down.

Bears use a timeout.

Pass to Z Miller gets 4.

Carey for 4.

On 3rd and 2, Merci with the big fat sack..... Bears have to punt.

Ervin brings the punt back to the Texan 38. Texan's ball.

Miller for about 4. About 7 1/2 minutes left in the half.

Dumpoff to L Miller gets 4. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Pass to B Miller gets 5 and the 1st down.

L Miller sweeps left for about 4.

Oz can't find a receiver and chunks it out of bounds, inc. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to Hop along the sideline goes for the 1st down at the Bear 34.

Ervin for about 3.

L Miller for 6. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Prosch get 2 and the 1st down.

Oz hits Hop along the sideline for the TD!

Texans 10, Bears 7

3:14 left in the half.

Bears bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 22 yard line. Bear's ball.

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Need a play defense.....

Pass to Jeffrey goes to the Bear 38.

Short pass to Langford gets 5.

Langford tripped up for a loss of 1. 3rd and 6 coming up.

2 minute warning.

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Cutler's pass goes inc. on 3rd down. Bears will have to punt.

Ervin fair catches at the Texan 16. Texan's ball.

Whoa...FULLER

Oh my goodness, perfectly thrown deep pass to Fuller is dropped, inc.

L Miller for 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Oz gets sacked. Texans will have to punt with 50 seconds left in the half.

Royal gets corralled at the Bear 25 on the punt. Bear's ball. 38 seconds left in the half.

Cutler scrambles for about 11. Bears use a timeout with 28 seconds to go in the half.

Screen to Langford goes for big gainer but PI on the Bears brings it back. Makes it 1st and 20.

Deep pass to Jeffery goes for big gain. Ball at the Texan 19. 13 seconds left in the half.

Pass towards the end zone goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Royal in the end zone goes for the TD.

Bears 14, Texans 10

7 seconds left in the half.

Wow...defense not looking so dominant...and the Bears do not look great

Ervin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 27. Texan's ball.

Texans kneel it.

Halftime.

Really could use a shutout from the defense in the 2nd half.....

L Miller looks good but would like to see more passing ---- more intermediate, try another deep shot or two....

That was a terrible half of football. These guys need to pull their heads out of their asses, quickly, or they'll end up last in the division and drafting in the top ten, maybe higher. Which is not really what you want after dropping $70MM on a franchise quarterback.

The pass protection is not great but they're running the ball well. The secondary is shaky. Poor decision by BO on the pick, terrible execution by Fuller on a pass that could not have been better and was six points in the bank.

Bears bring the 2nd half kickoff back to their 17. Bear's ball.

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Langford for 5.

Hal with the pick! Texans ball at the Bear 25.

Fuller hangs on at the 5 yard line. 1st and goal.

L Miller for 3 but holding on the Texans (Allen), -10. 1st and goal from the 15.

Oz's pass sails inc. 2nd and goal coming up.

Pass to Anderson gets 5. Brings up 3rd and goal from the 10.

Oz's pass goes inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Novak's 28-yarder is good.

Bears 14, Texans 13

12:17 left in the 3rd qtr.

We are moving the ball...we just can't keep kicking FG....sounds familiar?

Bears down the ensuing kickoff. Bear's ball at their 25.

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Langford for no gain.

Cutler pressured, throws it inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Cutler can't find a receiver and scrambles out of bounds for no gain. Bears have to punt.

Ervin fair catches at the Texan 30 yard line. Texan's ball.

Oz throws over the middle to no one, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Goodness, L Miller fumbles but falls on it. Still Texans ball. 3rd and 15 coming up.

Deep pass to Fuller too long, inc. Texans have to punt.

Bears bring the punt back to their 40 yard line. Bear's ball.

Ball marked at the Bear 39.

Langford gets loose for 15.

Texans use a timeout.

Langford goes right side for 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

Langford for 1. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Cutler's short pass goes inc with a PI on the Bears. Brings up 4th and 2. Bears to punt.

Ervin fair catches at the Texan 8. Texan's ball.

Ball marked a the 9.

L Miller for 2.

Oz hits Anderson for about 7. Brings up 3rd and 1.

Pass to Hop gets 2 or 3 and the 1st down.

Oy, Oz gets sacked. Loss of 9. 2nd and 19 coming up.

L Miller for 4. 3rd and 15 coming up.

Pass to Hop gets 14. Brings up 4th and 1. Texans to punt.

Bears bring the punt back to their 14. Bear's ball. 3:31 left in the 3rd qtr.

The OL play is terrible. Guys holding their blocks for about 2 seconds.

Langford for 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Deep pass to Jeffery is broken up, inc. Brings up 3rd and 7.

Pass to Jeffery is dropped. Bears have to punt.

Ervin fair catches at the Texan 36. Texan's ball.

I'd have to go back better than ten years to find an OL as shaky as this one. Injuries happen but this is a real concern.

Yes..this OLINE is horrible...but we expected it.

I was really looking forward to seeing Nick Martin

L Miller for no gain.

Short pass to L Miller gets 5. Brings up 3rd and 5.

Short pass to Fuller gets good YAC. Ball at the Bear 31, 1st down.

Neutral zone infraction on the defense makes it 1st and 5.

L Miller sweeps left for maybe 1. 2nd and 5 coming up.

End of the 3rd qtr.

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Blue gets about 4. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Oz sneaks for no gain. Measurement gives them the 1st down by a millimeter.

Pass to Fuller at the 5 goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

L Miller for about 3. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Screen to Fuller goes for the TD!

Texans 20, Bears 14

12:44 left in the game.

Fuller could have had essentially 3 TDs this game

Bears bring the ensuing kickoff back to their 17. Bear's ball.

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Langford runs for 6.

Langford for loss of 1. Brings up 3rd and 5.

Pass to Royal goes to the 40 yard line and the 1st down.

Langford loses 1.

Screen to Z Miller gets 5. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Cutler sacked and fumbles but the Bears recover. Bears to punt.

Ervin brings the punt back to the Texan 34. Texan's ball.

He may yet get there.

Is it me or does DHop normally make that catch...

L Miller for 6.

L Miller for maybe 1. Brings up 3rd and 3.

Beauty of a catch by Fuller for big gainer along the sideline. Ball at the Bear 24.

L Miller for 4.

Jump ball in the end zone for Fuller falls inc. Brings up 3rd and 6.

Goodness, pass in the end zone to DHop off his fingers, inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Novak's 38-yarder is good.

Texans 23, Bears 14

6:10 left in the game.

Osweiller sure throws a great deep ball. He has been average on everything else, but the deep ball is beautiful. Too bad for him Fuller and Hopkins have dropped TDs.

Fuller is definitely a stud though. The speed is a real weapon. He runs by guys without moves. The YAC is something I didn't expect though. I can put up with occasional drops if he is that big a weapon.

Now they just need to close it out.