12.10.17 // Bears dominate Bengals in 33-7 win

[Moriarty]

no goldman today. akiem going to play 80 snaps at NT and die of a heart attack.

Maybe.
Jenkins is active today, though, so they can rest him.

[Moriarty]

Adrian Amos SS Inactive
Eddie Goldman NT Inactive
DeAndre Carson FS Inactive
Cameron Lee OG Inactive
Pernell McPhee OLB Inactive
Taquan Mizzell RB Inactive
Mark Sanchez QB Inactive

[staleystarch]

I think that the first opening TD all year

[staleystarch]

Go special teams!

[Rusty Trombagent]

John Fox is irrationally good at beating the AFC North.

I feel like this will be a loss, but yeah, the Bears probably shit out a win.

Bears 19
Bengals 16

Bengals, like the bears, are most adept at playing down or up to their competition. i'm certain of one thing: both these teams will look like they're trying to lose.

bengals holding up their end of this

[The Marshall Plan]

John Fox is irrationally good at beating the AFC North.

I feel like this will be a loss, but yeah, the Bears probably shit out a win.

Bears 19
Bengals 16

Bengals, like the bears, are most adept at playing down or up to their competition. i'm certain of one thing: both these teams will look like they're trying to lose.

bengals holding up their end of this

Yeah not sure what happened with Dalton on that third down pass clear over the WR's head.

And we miss an extra point.

[staleystarch]

Marvin Lewis will be available to the Bears this off season lol

[Moriarty]

Wait, so now we're down to kickers that can't hit XPs?
Impressive.

Next guy after Nugent will be whiffing on kickoffs.

[Rusty Trombagent]

Wait, so now we're down to kickers that can't hit XPs?
Impressive.

Next guy after Nugent will be whiffing on kickoffs.

2019 bears: i cant believe we signed a kicker confined to a wheelchair.

[staleystarch]

Fox keeping his challenge record intact

[UOK]

Fox keeping his challenge record intact

Time to retire, old man.

[Rusty Trombagent]

Fox keeping his challenge record intact

47-83

[staleystarch]

Fox keeping his challenge record intact

47-83

In all fairness he did win the pylon fumble challenge

[Rusty Trombagent]

a wild adam shaheen appears

[The Marshall Plan]

OMG they threw to Shaheen.

The next time will probably be in next year's preseason game #4, but I'll take it.

[Rusty Trombagent]

these fucking penalties

[The Marshall Plan]

HOLY S*** they threw to Shaheen AGAIN and this time on fourth down!

Edit #1: ACKKK TWO PLAYS IN A ROW TO HIM!

Edit #2: If Shaheen came down with that TD catch I might've passed out.

[Rusty Trombagent]

Man, aside from that one bad throw across the LOS, mitch looks like a fucking pro today.

[staleystarch]

If Trubisky keeps it up today I may have to drop the cynicism for the rest of the day

[Mikefive]

How about that great clock management at the 2:00 mark inside the red zone? First play 2nd down they do a stretch run that goes O/B. Then they throw it incomplete and kick a FG. At a time when you want to make sure they run clock so Cincy has no chance, they give it back to them with 2 TOs and 1:40 on the clock. Always thinking ahead.

[Mikefive]

Man, aside from that one bad throw across the LOS, mitch looks like a fucking pro today.

No kidding. 170 in a half at 74% completion rate? Awesome. He still needs to recognize that a defensive offsides means throw it deep.

[staleystarch]

How about that great clock management at the 2:00 mark inside the red zone? First play 2nd down they do a stretch run that goes O/B. Then they throw it incomplete and kick a FG. At a time when you want to make sure they run clock so Cincy has no chance, they give it back to them with 2 TOs and 1:40 on the clock. Always thinking ahead.

Clock management has been frustrating all year

[WagonForce]

Trubisky looks really good.

[The Marshall Plan]

Shaheen got a touchdown. I can't believe it.

[UOK]

Bears certainly looks great against a team that was beat up in a loss to their hated rivals. I'll give them credit for playing a very well-rounded game and Trubisky/Howard/Loggains especially has put together an exceptional contest, but this doesn't excuse or cancel out some of these other humiliating losses.

[Rusty Trombagent]

Bears certainly looks great against a team that was beat up in a loss to their hated rivals. I'll give them credit for playing a very well-rounded game and Trubisky/Howard/Loggains especially has put together an exceptional contest, but this doesn't excuse or cancel out some of these other humiliating losses.

fire fox!

but!

for once, we're beating up on a bad team, like we should be. i'm enjoying the hell out of it.

[UOK]

For sure, I'm enjoying this immensely, but I'm not going to change my tune on Fox, nor should any fan. That said, great win today, no matter what happens.

[The Marshall Plan]

For sure, I'm enjoying this immensely, but I'm not going to change my tune on Fox, nor should any fan. That said, great win today, no matter what happens.

Absolutely correct.

I'd hate to knock out a couple meaningless wins in December; screw up the draft choice, but then also create any sort of conversation about keeping Fox centered around "well, you know, the team did show improvement in December".

[staleystarch]

Expecting a giraffe sighting

[Mikefive]

well, we're following the steelers, so half of the bengals team are concussed. that's a plus.

Yeah, their season ended in heartbreak on Monday night, and it probably sealed Lewis's fate. Half of the team is pretty much dead.

If there's ever a time for a team to just have an enormous let-down game. This seems like a spot for Cincinnati.

I guess you called it today. But I don't know how anybody can predict what this team will do.